The crimson sunset seemed brighter and more colorful than usual. There was also something indescribably gruish about it, as though someone was using fresh blood to paint a picture on the dome of heaven. Moreover, there seemed to be traces of gold in the red, which caught the attention of people on all seven of the peaks in Seven Blood Eyes. Quite a few Onpeak cultivators stepped out of their mansion grottoes to look at the horizon, curious expressions on their faces. Many disciples in the Port District also noticed the unusual situation.

Xu Qing in Harbor 79 was no exception. Noticing the bright red glow, he quickly answered all of Elder Sister Ding’s questions, took the 100-spirit-stone note, and then looked back toward the horizon.

I feel like I’ve seen this described somewhere before. 

He thought back to the sea annals and tried to recall the specific passage.

The red glow didn’t last for long. It soon began to fade, as though it wished to sacrifice its own beauty to delay the setting of the sun. But the sun set over the horizon anyway. When Elder Sister Ding saw that it was getting dark, she had no choice but to say her farewells.

Before leaving, she looked at Xu Qing again, and then her eyes glittered. Earlier, she hadn’t paid much attention to Xu Qing’s cultivation base, but after inspecting him, her expression became one of disbelief and she said, “Junior Brother Xu, your cultivation base... is it in the great circle?”

Xu Qing had been attempting to hide his cultivation. However, Ding Xue’s techniques were obviously special, allowing her to detect someone’s spirit power. Seeing his...