December.
Gongsun Xinlian and Zhang Yao both decided to join the Clear Wind Dao, seeking a Dharma Seal to enhance their strength and restore their condition.
This was especially true for Zhang Yao. He had over-consumed his Evil Energy—most of which was used to seal the Bright Heart Association Leader—and it could not be recovered. As a result, he was now severely weakened. He urgently needed to regain some of his power to compensate for this temporary vulnerability.
Soon, once everything was ready, Lin Hui chose a remote, unfamiliar stretch of sea far from Black Cloud to avoid causing any major disturbances, rather than performing the ritual within the Clear Wind Dao's domain.
The first to begin was Gongsun Xinlian.
The two of them faced each other alone, hovering above the surface of the sea. Xie Chang'an and Zhang Yao watched from a distance.
