Chapter 415: Chapter 201: First Arrival in the Eastern Domain, Xilai Country, Vast Sea Ring

Master Gui Xia watched Xiao Chen’s departing figure, his right hand resting directly on the Spirit Beast Bag at his waist.

Master Yu Cha noticed this detail, and his brows immediately twitched with anxiety.

The Golden Dawn Sect was most proficient in the Path of Beast Taming, and its disciples often liked to carry their Spirit Beasts with them in specially made Spirit Beast Bags.

In other words, this gesture was no different from a Sword Cultivator gripping the hilt of their sword. A great battle could erupt at any moment.

Fortunately, Master Gui Xia ultimately restrained his impulse. He didn’t release his Spirit Beast and allowed Xiao Chen to leave unimpeded.

Afterward, he stood silently in mid-air, like a statue.

Sensing the tense atmosphere, Master Yu Cha also obediently stayed to one side, keeping watch with him.

After quite some time, he finally couldn’t help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Gui Xia, it’s been a while. How about we go for a drink first?"

’How strange,’ Master Yu Cha thought. ’The Master Gui Xia I remember isn’t like this at all.’

The man was supposed to be warm, hospitable, and eloquent—otherwise, he wouldn’t have been chosen as the External Affairs Elder.

’Why is he acting like a completely different person today?’

The Fu Hai made a round trip across the Boundary Sea every three years.

’It’s only been a little over two years since we last met. Could something major have happened that I don’t know about?’

The next moment, Master Gui Xia looked at Master Yu Cha.

With a grave expression, he asked, "Who exactly is he?"

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The question was a bit baffling.

However, Master Yu Cha understood he was asking about Xiao Chen’s identity. "Fellow Daoist Yan Long is from the Li Huo Sect, one of the three major sects in Li State. He also brought a letter for me from Yunxiang. There’s no mistake."

Master Gui Xia was responsible for liaising with the Southern Domain, so he had some understanding of the general situation there.

Still, he pressed, "What’s his real name?"

"His real name?"

Master Yu Cha frowned. "Well... that I don’t know. But the letter did mention to look after a ’Junior Brother Xiao,’ so I imagine his surname is Xiao."

"What’s wrong? Is there a problem?"

At this question, his heart, which had just started to relax, instantly tensed up again.

"His surname is Xiao?"

Master Gui Xia’s tense body finally relaxed a little. "Are you sure you didn’t misread it?"

Master Yu Cha pulled out the letter and checked it right then and there. "That’s right. It says ’Junior Brother Xiao.’"

Master Gui Xia even leaned in to see the letter with his own eyes before shaking his head. "I see. It must have been a misunderstanding."

"Hah, come on, come on. Let’s go get that drink."

’Since the surname is different, I must have mistaken him for someone else.’

’There are plenty of people in the world with similar builds. I was definitely just too on edge.’

As it happened, this strange mix-up meant he never got the chance to ask about the Sky Crossing Birds.

Fortunately, the Sect’s Spirit Beast breeding program had made considerable progress over the past two years, with the number of Tier Three Spirit Beasts successfully exceeding one hundred.

With his status, he could cover for the temporary loss of three of them.

’In the end, we were the ones who tested him first. Let’s just let it go.’

The two of them hadn’t seen each other in a long time and had much to talk about.

Meanwhile, Xiao Chen bought a map and sped away along the trade route.

Although he had read many descriptions in various ancient books, for him now, there was no need to be stingy with the hundred Spirit Stones.

After all, even a crude map was better than relying on his own imagination.

Besides, it also marked the locations of the famous Gilded Secret Realm and Rising Mist Mountain, as well as the important islands where the Chu, Wen, and Zhao families of the Jingkong Sea resided.

This was all crucial information.

Those looking for excitement could head toward these places.

But for someone like Xiao Chen, who was just passing through, he could bypass these areas and avoid a lot of trouble.

Unlike others, thanks to the boost from his Augments, he entered the heartland of the Golden Dawn Sect in just eight days.

’According to the map, Rising Mist Mountain should be about ten thousand li south of here.’

It was currently 5:00 AM, the perfect time.

Xiao Chen followed the map south, arriving at the outskirts of Rising Mist Mountain just before sunrise.

After waiting for no more than a quarter hour, he saw a red sun begin to rise from the horizon.

At the same time, in a nearby valley, fluffy tufts of cloud mist rose without any wind, echoing the red sun in the sky.

Reflected in the morning sun, they refracted into a five-colored Spiritual Light: red as a blazing fire, orange as the warm sun, yellow like amber, and green deeper than jade... it was a radiant and breathtakingly beautiful sight.

Before long, the entire Rising Mist Mountain was shrouded in the cloud mist, making it look dreamlike and fantastical, like a paradise on earth.

’Worthy of its reputation as one of the Eight Great Sights of the Eastern Domain. It’s truly as picturesque and marvelous as the stories say.’

Any Cultivator who witnessed this scene could understand why the founding patriarch of the Golden Dawn Sect had based the Sect’s name on this very phenomenon and had even established a Traveling Palace here.

However, Xiao Chen didn’t linger for long.

He used the time watching the sunrise to rest for a bit before continuing on his way.

He made no further stops, traveling in one go until he reached the territory of Xilai Country.

Xilai Country was a super Immortal Dynasty established with the support of the Golden Dawn Sect.

Trillions of mortals lived within it, spread across hundreds of thousands of counties of all sizes, along with countless villages.

Disciples were dispatched to assist in every county, helping the Sect screen for Immortal Seedlings.

This method was highly efficient. Unlike in the Southern Domain, where many had to wait until they were eighteen for a chance to have their Spiritual Roots tested and enter an Immortal Sect, the vast majority of children here could complete their tests before the age of fourteen and begin their cultivation early.

Xiao Chen flew past the cities along the way, heading straight for the Imperial Capital.

He hadn’t originally planned to come here, but he had unexpectedly learned on the Fu Hai that there were branches of the Ten Thousand Immortals Tower and Changxing Square here as well.

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