In the Realm of Fragmentary Star.

Chu Rui activated his dharma idol as soon as he arrived through a teleportation portal.

WHOOSH!

Wreathed in what looked like a sea of stars, his enormous dharma idol appeared abruptly in the starry sky over Fragmentary Star City.

In different parts of the city, disciples of the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace were greatly spirited.

“Vice Sectmaster!”

“Vice Sectmaster Chu is back!”

Deeply thrilled, Wei Lai and Yan Zhan flew out of the most magnificent palace to receive him. “Vice Sectmaster!”

With his all-pervasive soul awareness, he examined the whole city. As he only sensed Wei Lai and Yan Zhan’s auras, he frowned and said with a puzzled expression, “Hmm? Why is it just the two of you?

“Where are Elder Zu Guangyao, Xin Qing, and Han Wanrong? They headed back a long time ago. They should have been here.”

When Chu Rui and the others had left the Domain of Frigid Depths, he had learned from Nie Tian that Zu Guangyao and the other elders had been sent back by Luo Wanxiang.

It had been so long. He had assumed that Zu Guangyao, Han Wanrong, and Xin Qing would be in the Fragmentary...