Lü Bufan rose to his feet in shock, pointing at the man before him. "You, how did you..."
The man let out a breath and casually sat down opposite Lü Bufan. "What? Aren't you happy to see your eldest senior brother?"
Looking at Bai Ye's unconcerned expression, Lü Bufan asked quietly, "What are you doing at the Northern Immortal Sect? Everyone says your relationship with the Imperial Court is... very strained now. The Taihua Sect and the Liu Immortal Sect might be all right, but Fushui Island and the Vast Righteousness Sect won't necessarily welcome you!"
Bai Ye answered with a smile, "So what? Didn't I still stroll right in? There's something I want to discuss with you!"
"What is it?"
Bai Ye took out a jade talisman. "Keep this on you, all the way into the Mirror-Viewing Platform Secret Realm. Don't concern yourself with the rest."
Lü Bufan looked at Bai Ye and asked, "What exactly is that thing in the Taihua Sect's Heaven Character Archive?"
Bai Ye curled his lip. "Master Peach's arm."
Lü Bufan suddenly recalled Master Peach's empty left sleeve... "You mean one of Master Peach's arms is in the Taihua Sect's hands?"
"With the golden body incomplete, the Great Dao is severed. What earthly deities cultivate is a Merit Golden Body that endures for ten thousand years. With his golden body incomplete, how is Old Skeleton supposed to keep playing?"
Lü Bufan fell silent.
Bai Ye sneered. "What? Are you wondering why, if Big Black is so powerful, he doesn't storm Mozi Mountain of the Taihua Sect and seize Master Peach's golden-body arm back?"
Lü Bufan nodded.
Bai Ye continued, "If that's what you think, you're taking the relationship between Master Peach and Big Black far too simply... And you're taking the Immortal Sects far