Star-Evolving's Status Had Reached Gold-Purple; Waiting by the Stump for Junming to Appear

"Why am I here? Does Daoist Lord Xuanming not know?"

"The grudges of the Star Sovereign Sacred Sect from years past!"

"And the grudge of having my path obstructed!"

Upon the Golden Crow Cloud Carriage, the Emperor Sichen spoke slowly. The gold-purple wheel behind his head erupted with blazing solar flames, while the sun crown atop his head resembled nine dragons clustering around the sun. His ceremonial robes bore five dragons and nine great suns, his majesty extending in every direction, making none dare look directly at him.

"They say that cutting off a man's source of wealth is like killing his parents. But how should one settle the hatred of obstructing another's path, the hatred of severing a legacy?!"

"These grudges must be brought to an end eventually, must they not?"

Though he was an emperor of sun and stars, hottest and fiercest of all, his words were incomparably cold. That chilling intent had frozen the heavens and earth across hundreds of millions of miles, even sealing away light and time.

This showed just how deep the Emperor Sichen's hatred ran!

Daoist Lord Xuanming's expression did not change. He merely nodded slightly. "Settling grudges—there is nothing to say about that."

"What I do not understand is this: when did a mere purple decree like you ascend to the gold-purple rank?"

"By all reason, your status should have been nailed down beyond all movement."

The Emperor Sichen's honored title was: Great Sun Flame Radiance Yang-Instrument Imperial True Emperor Sichen!

And this man's former identity had been the Star-Evolving True Lord of the Star Sovereign Sacred Sect.

In years past, Star-Evolving True Lord's cultivation had reached Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown and Five Qi Converging at the Origin. He had been only one step from ascending to Pure Yang, his