"Then I'll be on my way." With that, Gu Chengfei quickened his pace and left.
"Been away for some time? It's only been a few months, yet he's in such a hurry to return? It looks like something's happened at the God Transformation Sect." Watching Gu Chengfei leave in haste, Fu Beiwang shook his head and chuckled.
As he saw it, something might have happened at the God Transformation Sect, but it probably posed no real trouble for Gu Chengfei. As for what it was, he gave it no further thought.
He would be taking Xu Zhiru's place next. With greater authority, pressure naturally followed.
Especially since they were dealing with Longevity Daoist this time, he had to work closely with Xuan Yuanjun.
"The Alliance Domain is still a little too weak," Fu Beiwang sighed.
Even so, with Xuan Yuanjun around, the Righteous Path would not decline.
Though Xuan Yuanjun no longer regarded himself as the Righteous Path Leader, in his heart, Xuan Yuanjun would always be that leader, irreplaceable by anyone. He believed the others would think the same.
Half a day after parting with Fu Beiwang, Gu Chengfei changed direction. Rather than heading toward his God Transformation Sect, he turned back toward the sea.
An hour later, after changing direction several times, he finally appeared on a small island several hundred li offshore.
"What took you so long? I thought you hadn't noticed the message I secretly left. If you'd come a few days later, we would have been ready to leave. Had that happened, you would have had to shoulder the blame for the failure."
The moment Gu Chengfei set foot on the small island, two figures rushed out of its dense forest.
"Du Mei?" Surprise crossed Gu Chengfei's face when he saw one of them.
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