When Ao Guo steered the Talisman Boat back to Formless Divine Mountain, everyone aboard saw crowds milling near the mountain gate below, a veritable sea of people.
More than two hours had passed since the Wooden Sword Immortal had sealed the Time-Sequence Secret Realm back into the River of Time.
News of the upheaval in the Time Secret Realm, along with the circumstances surrounding the Wooden Sword Immortal's severing of the River of Time, had begun spreading like wildfire throughout the sect.
Thousands upon thousands of disciples had flocked over at the news. They waited eagerly near the mountain gate, hoping to behold the remarkable figure who had helped the Wooden Sword Immortal escape his confinement and achieve Ascending to Godhood.
To their disappointment, however, Ao Guo swept his hand, let the disciples off the boat, then steered it straight toward Heavenly Wave Residence.
Chu Xisheng never left the boat.
None of the Grand Elders showed themselves either. They were all waiting to witness Chu Xisheng plant that Blood Pine seed with their own eyes.
Just then, Li Changsheng received a Message Talisman from the Guest Reception Court.
The Guest Reception Court stood halfway up Formless Divine Mountain and was responsible for receiving visitors from all quarters.
Half an hour earlier, the lord of Divine Wilderness Immortal City, Ku Cangsheng, had arrived together with Supreme Elder Feng Buming to pay a visit, seeking an audience with Sect Master Li Changsheng.
Not daring to act on its own authority, the Guest Reception Court had invited the city lord into the Hall of Eternal Ages for tea while sending a Message Talisman to request instructions.
But how could Li Changsheng have any interest in meeting the lord of Divine Wilderness Immortal City now?
He pondered briefly. *Elder Han seemed to be on