The first light of dawn illuminated the human world.

However, before long, a stretch of dark clouds filled the air, blotting out the skies over the Jade Capital and shrouding everything in gray.

Plip plop plop!

Before long, it started raining. 

Those above the Grandmaster level could use their astral qi to block the rain, but most people couldn’t. Those that hadn’t brought an umbrella could only let the rain soak them.

It was then that they saw two people emerge from the towering, majestic gate to the Su Family estate, first one, then another.

The first to emerge was a man in long, dark robes, with his hair tied up. He looked thirty or forty, with handsome features, and his every movement had a distinctive charm. He looked as tranquil as a deep pool and as imposing as a mountain. 

Su Hongli!

The sound of private, whispered conversation instantly disappeared from the area near the Su Family estate. Countless eyes turned towards this new arrival.

The atmosphere was oppressive and silent save for the pitter-pat of falling rain, but Su Hongli didn’t even seem to notice.

His gaze swept across the area, and he turned to the elder behind him. “Daoist Brother, wait here for now.”

The old man nodded, then stepped back into...