Mentors and Disciples Gather Together

In the sky above, a colossal interstellar spaceship resembling an aircraft carrier appeared.

Blue energy ripples surged around the ship, its metallic hull gleaming with a subdued luster, looking incredibly solid and stylish.

At the top of the spaceship stood a man with his hair slicked back in a glossy style.

Though the martial siblings hadn't seen each other for a long time and their looks had changed slightly, their auras remained the same.

But the five dark-skinned brothers recognized him at once. It was Fang Zaowu.

They said in unison, "Greetings, Senior Brother Fang!"

Fang Zaowu nodded slightly and said, "You five are still as pure black as ever. Turn off that crappy music—it's a bit noisy. Have the other senior and junior brothers arrived?"

"Alright, Senior Brother Fang. The five of us should be the first to get here."

No sooner had he spoken than everyone heard the quacking of ducks echoing from the distant sky.

They all looked up.

At the horizon, a ripple of energy spread, and a huge yellow meteor tore through the wind, heading straight toward them.

They squinted and saw it was a massive duck engulfed in goose-yellow flames, speeding toward them.

Fang Zaowu laughed, "Senior Brother Jia, Looks like you've developed another new product."

"Hahaha... quack quack quack..."

The man standing on the duck's head, Jia Jiaqin, burst out laughing.

"This is the V1000 version of the Divine Beast Phoenix Duck, bred through countless duck crossbreedings. It's amazing!"

"Amazing!" The five dark-skinned brothers' eyes shone with golden light, filled with envy.

They loved gold, and this Phoenix Duck perfectly matched their aesthetic.

"I mixed the blood essences of Kunpeng, Phoenix, and ordinary duck blood. After countless hardships and obstacles, I finally bred this variety. The process was really grueling."

Jia Jiaqin recounted his mental journey, describing the painstaking effort.

"Senior Brother Jia, I wonder how it tastes when roasted?" Fang Zaowu asked curiously.

Jia Jiaqin was about to get flustered when he was interrupted by the sound of a cow mooing.

"Moo—"

A massive green buffalo appeared at the edge of the sky.

The buffalo was bulging with muscles, its curved horns polished to a glossy shine.

Even its fur had been buffed until it gleamed, a clear sign of how well its owner cared for it.

On the green buffalo, a young man dressed in pristine white sat backward, flipping through the pages of a book, looking down with an air of diligent study.

It was none other than Li Taibai.

He stared at the scroll in his hand and calmly said, "A great roc rides the wind and rises ninety thousand miles in a single day!"

Li Taibai struck a pose of supreme loneliness.

Then he slowly turned his head to look at the other martial siblings. "The lot of you pretty fast in returning, aren't you?" he said indifferently.

Fang Zaowu and Jia Jiaqin shot Li Taibai a side-eye, while the five dark-skinned brothers exclaimed: "What a poem! What a poem!"

Before they could catch up, a loud rumble came from the distant sky.

"Boom, boom, boom."

A young man shrouded in blazing light descended rapidly.

His presence was formidable; the momentum of his fall was like a tornado crashing down.

The newcomer was none other than Xiao Zhan.

When he reached Dark Shadow Island, he suddenly halted midair and said with a cupped fist salute: "Greetings, fellow siblings! Long time no see—more than a little miss you all!"

The others returned the gesture.

Right after, streams of light descended with roars, more and more senior and junior brothers arriving.

What drew everyone's admiration the most was a breathtakingly beautiful woman and a fat man holding a spatula. The two of them landed directly on Fang Zaowu's spaceship.

They were Su Yunyun and Chi Yitong.

Everyone bowed to the two in unison. "Greetings, Senior Brother Chi, Senior Sister Su."

Su Yunyun nodded slightly in return, looking so beautiful it was hard to describe.

Chi Yitong propped the massive spatula on his shoulder and yelled, "Hey, whoever's the fastest among you, go pick up Junior Brother Bai Qiyu later."

"I just saw him still running in the desert. Looks like that guy still doesn't know how to fly."

"No need—I've already brought Junior Brother Bai Qiyu here."

A voice came through, and then everyone saw a black-clad young man landing on the ground while holding the stunned, fish-eyed Bai Qiyu.

The black-clad youth was Su Yanjin.

Bai Qiyu landed, brushed the dust off his clothes, blinked his lifeless eyes, and said without expression, "Thanks, Junior Brother Yanjin."

Su Yunyun looked at Bai Qiyu and asked in confusion, "Junior Brother Bai, why don't you learn to fly?"

Bai Qiyu replied seriously, "I like to keep my feet on the ground."

The other martial siblings were used to him by now and started asking each other about their recent affairs.

"Senior Brother Chi, you got a new spatula?"

"Yeah, your brother here has been focusing on cooking for umpteen years. Cooking supplies like this have to replaced regularly."

"Junior Brother Bai, what's up with a teacher's license?"

"From now on, call me Teacher Qiyu. I have to find my Genos and take him as my apprentice."

"Senior Sister Su, you're still so beautiful. I wonder who'll end up getting lucky."

...

After a round of small talk, everyone started checking out Fang Zaowu's spaceship, the dark brothers' gold coffin, and the Phoenix Duck.

Chi Yitong even brought a few portions of fried rice and started distributing them on the spot.

"Senior Brother Fang, we think your spaceship's paint job would look perfect if you switched it to gold."

"Is that Phoenix Duck male or female, or is it hermaphroditic?"

"Senior Brother Chi, your utterly devastating—brand fried rice is delicious!"

...

"Drink! Art is an explosion!"

"Boom—"

A figure suddenly materialized midair, then exploded with a loud bang, raining down flesh and blood.

Then, these body parts gathered and reformed in the air.

Between the writhing, a head of red hair burst forth.

Standing face-to-face with everyone, one man stood completely naked with his hands on his hips.

"Fellow siblings, long time no see. Wasn't my little piece of art just now gorgeous? Splendid? Brilliant enough?"

Su Yunyun covered her face with her hand and turned away.

The dark-skinned brothers, who'd been gobbling down the fried rice, suddenly lost their appetites.

Very reluctantly, they chimed in: "Sure, splendid, Senior Brother. But could you put on some clothes? An exhibitionist gets thrown in the dungeon on Dark Shadow Island."

"Heh, fine." Hong Fengkuang laughed coldly and started dressing.

The rest of the siblings rolled their eyes, completely speechless.

A voice came from the distant sky.

"Senior Brother Hong, next time you explode, take me with you. Let's rock that splendor!" Wu Tian shouted excitedly.

Hong Fengkuang, now dressed, walked over and slung an arm around Wu Tian's shoulder.

"Hahaha... good brother. You and I will make a team that's pure dynamite."

Chi Yitong ignored the two and glanced around. "Looks like almost everyone's here. Only Senior Brother Number One, Senior Brother Number Two, and Senior Sister Number Three are missing."

"Look over there."

Everyone turned to look in the direction. At the horizon, a young man with a long sword strapped to his back was walking slowly toward them. Beside him were two others: a bubbly young girl with a ponytail and a lazy-looking young man.

The newcomers were Senior Brother Zhongqing Zhong Qing, Senior Brother Wu Chang'an, and Senior Sister Yun Wu.

Bai Qiyu nodded solemnly and said, "Senior brothers and senior sister are just like me—men who keep their feet on the ground!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhong Qing leaped into the air with Yun Wu, and Wu Chang'an followed closely behind. The three of them instantly appeared before the crowd.

A few dark lines emerged on Bai Qiyu's forehead.

Seeing this, the others quickly bowed to them.

Zhong Qing cast his gaze over the group, greeting each one in turn, then said with a joyful expression, "Let's go. We're entering the island!"

The crowd responded with excitement and agreement.

Countless years had passed, but the senior and junior brothers had finally reunited and returned to Shadowfall Island.

The island held countless joyful memories for them.

Here they had cultivated and sought enlightenment, had been naive and grown, had come to know and bond with one another—even if only within the cycle of reincarnation.

Yet the fervor with which they had all strived and fought for a unified goal and aspiration was something they could never forget.