"Well... since Master Tongchan says so, then let us go together."

Xiao Shou felt like crying inside.

He had originally planned to take his disciple on the Frostheart Fleeting Battleship and enjoy the thrill of riding the winds, crossing vast distances in an instant.

Now that plan was ruined.

Moreover, Monk Tongchan seemed to know quite a few of his secrets, almost as if he had some leverage over him, making it hard to refuse.

Seeing their chance to travel alone together disrupted, Fu Young felt even more displeased.

He had originally wanted to let his Master experience the new teleportation technique he had developed from his bloodline ability.

Now, with an outsider present, he could not reveal it.

He smiled without warmth and said,

"Then we will trouble you, Master Tongchan. With the teleportation arrays currently shut down, we would have to fly millions of miles just to reach the mainland, and then travel another few million miles to reach Crimson Dusk City."

"Amitabha. This monk has some connections with Yingzhou Celestial Isle. Now that the Seven Deadly Sins has been resolved, using their teleportation array should not be a problem."

Monk Tongchan raised his brows slightly as he spoke calmly.

Fu Young also raised an eyebrow.

"In a situation where the ruling power of Yingzhou Celestial Isle has already collapsed?"

"Mm. Precisely in such a situation."

Monk Tongchan remained composed.

Hearing this, Fu Young smiled.

"As expected of an eminent monk from Fangzhang Island. Heh..."

"You flatter me, benefactor. Heh..."

"They started again... what is wrong with these two?"

Xiao Shou pressed his forehead, feeling a headache coming on.

No matter how much he complained internally, and regardless of how Monk Tongchan managed it, two hours later, after paying a large sum of spirit stones to activate the long distance teleportation array, the three of them were successfully transported.

Amid a slight dizziness, they arrived at the central city of the League of Independent Cultivators, Crimson Dusk City.

After leaving Yingzhou Celestial Isle’s territory, Xiao Shou removed his disguise as soon as he arrived at the League of Independent Cultivators.

Thus, the three of them stood out immediately.

A tall and striking monk who looked around twenty, a delicate young man with fox like eyes and a unique charm, and an extraordinarily handsome youth with an otherworldly aura.

As soon as they appeared, they drew the attention of nearby cultivators.

After removing his disguise, Xiao Shou noticed that Monk Tongchan showed no surprise at all, confirming his earlier guess.

Just as he was thinking this, he stepped out of the teleportation array and looked around at the decorations inside the hall and the surrounding area, speaking with some uncertainty.

"Is this the usual style of the League of Independent Cultivators?"

"When I read about the League of Independent Cultivators before, it did not mention decorations being this lively."

Fu Young glanced around at the red lanterns and draped crimson fabrics.

"Perhaps it is because the New Year is approaching."

"Eh? New Year?"

Xiao Shou widened his eyes and asked in disbelief, "Is it already almost New Year? I had no idea at all!"

"Amitabha. Today is the eleventh day of the eleventh month in the Heaven Origin calendar. The New Year is indeed not far off. However, cultivators rarely celebrate festivals like ordinary people. Most sects and families celebrate their own founding anniversaries instead, so this is likely not for the New Year."

Monk Tongchan explained.

At that moment, a seemingly enthusiastic cultivator working in the teleportation hall glanced at the swastika symbol on Tongchan’s white monk robe and immediately smiled.

"Haha... the master is right. The reason Crimson Dusk City is decorated so festively right now is because the League Leader’s only son will soon marry his principal wife and hold a Dao companion ceremony, so everything is being prepared in a grand manner."

"Oh, I see."

Xiao Shou had no interest in whether the League Leader’s son was getting married.

In any case, many years later when Xiao Ran arrived, both father and son would end up captivated by her and pushing aside their wives and families.

At this moment, he was instead immersed in the realization that he was about to turn twenty five.

He could not help sighing inwardly.

He had not expected to reach twenty five so quickly.

Fortunately, he was now a cultivator.

Otherwise, passing twenty five would mean worrying about nearing thirty.

Now, even reaching two hundred fifty years old would not be a problem.

He would not age at all.

Thinking this way, he suddenly felt quite pleased with cultivating.

Seeing the changes in his expression, both Fu Young and Monk Tongchan watched him with faint smiles.

Meanwhile, the teleportation hall cultivator who is excited about the young master’s wedding continued,

"Our young master’s fiancée is the granddaughter of the great elder of the Wu clan. She has liked him since childhood. This marriage..."

Yes, yes, I know.

Xiao Shou nodded as he listened.

How could he not know?

This woman would later become a classic cannon fodder supporting character.

After Xiao Ran appeared, she would grow jealous, repeatedly targeting her, and eventually be killed in Wailing Ghost Valley, unintentionally helping her discover the Wind Eye Stone mine and gain a great opportunity.

Amid the cultivator’s endless chatter, the three of them left the teleportation hall.

Outside, the streets were just as festively decorated as inside, showing that the marriage alliance between the young master and the elder’s granddaughter was indeed a major event for the League of Independent Cultivators.

However, it had nothing to do with them.

After casually observing the surroundings, they began discussing their real objective.

Xiao Shou shared all the information he knew about the Wind Eye Stone mine.

In the novel, Xiao Ran discovered this mine during her time in the League of Independent Cultivators.

Roughly speaking, after arriving in Crimson Dusk City, she had a chance encounter.

While drunk, she recalled that Jian Li had taken another wife, triggering the poison within her body.