As Heaven's Mandate Dao Fruit emerged into the world.
In the minds of every great cultivator beneath the heavens, it was as though a voice was enticing all living beings to venture beyond the sky and fight for the Dao Fruit.
On Spirit Deer Peak.
Ye Qi's figure suddenly appeared. Seeing his eldest senior brother standing at the cliff's edge, his expression changed. He stepped forward and asked anxiously, "Eldest Senior Brother, you... you've recovered?"
On his shoulder, the Immortal Medicine Spirit stared intently at the Sacred Demon Sword, utterly aghast. It seemed to recall that figure from the Heavenly Realm years ago—divine as a god, demonic as a devil—and this was the very sword he had held.
Naturally timid, the Immortal Medicine Spirit immediately burrowed back into Ye Qi's embrace. Only there could it find even a sliver of security.
Lin Jiuxiao reined in his aura, his gaze dark. Turning to his junior brother, he nodded. "Junior Brother, protect Spirit Deer Peak well."
Then Lin Jiuxiao released Wang Ying's tightly clasped hand. Beneath the watchful gazes of the three, he rode the wind upward and flew toward the heavens beyond.
"Eldest Senior Brother...?" Ye Qi reached out, wanting to stop him. His lips moved, but he could only watch helplessly as Lin Jiuxiao's figure receded into the distance.
"Sister-in-law, why didn't you try to persuade Eldest Senior Brother?" Helpless, Ye Qi first escorted Wang Ying into their master's pavilion to wait.
"He has his own mission. I shouldn't stand in his way." Wang Ying was somewhat bashful at being called sister-in-law, yet she did not deny it.
Looking at Wang Ying's eyes, brimming with confidence in his eldest senior brother.
Ye Qi fell silent. He raised his head to gaze at the lofty heavens, at that "great sun." A