That night, Daoist Qing Song kept watch over the changes in the Star Banner at every moment;
That night, Ji Yuan, far away in the little temple of Southern Wilderness Continent, slept soundly;
That night, Yan Fei and Lu Chengfeng both felt that after half a night of fierce battle with the demons, they had broken through some of their own shackles to a certain extent. Not only were there signs of improvement in their martial arts, but their comprehension of the martial path had also risen to a higher level;
That night, far away in Great Zhen territory on Eastern Land Cloud Continent, Divine Constable Wang Ke entered the palace late at night by imperial decree to meet the reigning Great Zhen Emperor. He was also appointed Inspector of the Ministry of Punishments, the Court of Judicial Review, and the Censorate, the three judicial yamen. Since each of the three judicial yamen had two gates, an imperial decree conferred upon him the title of Chief Constable of the Six Gates, permitting him to establish a gate residence;
That night, Du Heng sat quietly with a saber at the point where a river joined the upper reaches of the Tongtian River. As he watched the surging river waves roll onward, he Felt a Sense and performed the Night Dance of the Mad Saber upon the riverbank;
That night, Zuo Wuji tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep no matter what. His battle against the demons, along with the gazes of those whose families had lost their pillars because of the demons at the street corner, kept surfacing in his mind. In the end, Zuo Wuji simply threw off his blanket, pulled on his trousers, and went to the rear courtyard of the inn where he was staying with his