Chapter 1691: I Stand Behind You
Li Luo made his way to the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent sooner than expected. As the campaign launched by the Eastern Region Federation had achieved wonderful results, many of the Other Dominions were frightened. The number of incursions dropped and the Others even went back to shrink their defensive lines, forming a stalemate against the Eastern Region Federation.
Since there were no more Triple Crowned Devil Kings to balance the scales, the battle between the Shadow World and the East Divine Continent would pause. This brought the Eastern Region Federation a much needed respite. Therefore, Li Luo set off for the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent half a month later.
A mighty gale blew across the boundless sky. Within it was a green Peng formed from wind source origin. With a flap of its wings, it traversed across countless mountains and seas. Li Luo stood atop the green peng with his hands behind his back.
His gaze was heavy as he looked at the lands below. What used to be prosperous kingdoms had been reduced to ruins devoid of life. Chilly corruption permeated in every direction. In just a short five to six years, the world had been torn apart by the Shadow World, and countless lives had been lost. It was unknown when the suffering would end.
Li Luo's heart sank when he took in those sights, but at this moment, he heard subtle footsteps accompanied by a faint fragrance. He turned towards the newcomer and saw a slender, graceful figure approaching him. It was Mentor Chi Chan.
Chi Chan was no longer wearing the mentor robes of the Astral Sage College; she had changed to light blue robes that accentuated her curves. The lower part of her face was covered by gauze, giving her a charming and mysterious aura. Chi Chan had chosen to accompany Li Luo to the Mythical Spirit Divine Continent, as she wanted to return home to see her parents. After all, she had left the Chi family many years ago.
"Mentor Chi Chan, with our current speed, we'll arrive at the Eastern Sea within a month's time," said Li Luo as he smiled.
Chi Chan nodded, her clear, watery eyes revealing a look of unease. She had been forced to flee her family years ago, hiding in the faraway Xia Kingdom for fear of being discovered by them. Now that she was finally going back, she couldn't help but to feel a little nervous. That said, she had to return one day, as she had been worried about her parents ever since the Others started running rampant.
She had managed to get in touch with the Chi family in the last few years and was now rushing back due to some unsettling news. It was said that the ancestor of the Chi family, an individual who had reached the peak of the Dual Crowned King Stage, had been grievously wounded by the Shadow World's Devil Kings. As a result, the ancestor would not live for much longer, and the person who was set to inherit his position was Chi Li.
Indeed, it was the individual who Chi Chan had been forcefully betrothed to, and the one who Li Luo had crushed in the Celestial Mirror Pagoda. At that time, Chi Li was an eighth-grade Duke. After experiencing five years of Heavenly Fate, he had managed to reach the King Stage. The Fortune of Heaven and Earth and the Chi family's cultivation resources had supplemented the deficit caused by his family's secret arts, so he was now at the peak of his life. Once the ancestor passed, the position of Patriarch would land on his head.