"So Little Crimson was under your protection."
"Right inside my Immortal Tomb."
Song Heng spoke calmly. "The less I do, the safer we are. The Shadow Immortal Realm preserved its strength intact, its defiant Dao flourished, and it opened a heaven of its own. By now, I can no longer guess its actual strength."
"I'm just afraid this Daoist Priest has already been marked."
With that, he turned toward the window, a trace of melancholy in his gaze. "But it's good that you're back. At least I have someone to take a blade for me..."
Boom!
In an instant, the old shop on the street collapsed.
Outside the Immortal City, Gu Li Sheng carried Song Heng through the air, his conduct utterly domineering.
"Fatty, where is the Shadow Immortal Realm now?"
"Put me down!"
"Spit it out!"
"There's no longer an entrance."
"Then what is your Dao body doing in the Shadow Immortal Realm, protecting Shui Yu?!" Gu Li Sheng cursed.
"Naturally, I'm using my Dao body as a road, leaving a fallback route to the Shadow Immortal Realm in case we can't find it someday."
"Fatty, that's just like you."
"You're going?"
"Of course. We'll bring Shui Yu back first."
"I'm not going. Lion Dog is still in the Immortal Tomb. Entering the Shadow Immortal Realm would be like a lamb walking into a tiger's jaws."
"With this young master here, what is there to fear?!"
"You're..."
"Invincible."
The two began bickering in midair. It seemed that no matter how many tens of thousands of years passed, no matter how many eras they crossed, their friendship remained unchanged. Even Gu Li Sheng's confident air had not changed in the slightest.
Hum-
Heaven and earth abruptly opened.
A vast flesh immortal path unfurled. The Treasure Hunting Compass transformed into