After sharing some spiritual tea and engaging in conversation for a while, they rose to depart. Abruptly, one of them halted, turned back, and glanced at the other three, remarking, "Come to think of it, we haven't heard much about the Azure Emperor of Yunxiao Mountain lately, have we?"
"He has never been amicable towards us, so we don't pay him much attention. Why bring him up so suddenly?" another inquired.
"I simply have the feeling that we haven't seen him in a long time. He didn't even attend the banquet hosted by the Great Emperor of the South Sea last year."
"The Azure Emperor has always considered himself exceptional and never associates with us. Furthermore, I heard that his beloved disciple failed to survive his tribulation and was reduced to ashes. I doubt he would readily venture out and about."
