Mountain Sea Abyssal Ruins

Heavenly light and auspicious haze, radiant clouds blazing brilliantly.

Shen Yao gazed at the figure amid that limpid, crystalline glow, longing stirring in his heart.

The figure was not particularly tall. Clad in dark robes and wearing an azure crown, his every movement seemed casual, yet carried an innate sense of heaven and earth's natural order.

A cyan Dao wheel formed from a Dao Fruit hung behind the figure's head, proclaiming this man's merits and attainments.

He was the Mountain Sea Realm's sole True Immortal, True Lord Yuchen Ling Yuan, who had come from Heaven Beyond Heaven.

Jiang Sheng wore a smile as his gaze slowly swept over the more than three thousand cultivators. These cultivators were not the best.

In terms of bone structure and talent, quite a few surpassed them. In terms of Dao Heart and comprehension, quite a few were stronger as well.

But those people were not suited for Penglai, nor were they suited for what Jiang Sheng intended to do next.

That was why these people had been allowed to stay, and why they could listen to Jiang Sheng expound the Dao.

This was their opportunity.

A green lotus forced its way through the jade-paved platform and grew from between the mountain rocks, rising ever higher until it finally bloomed.

The green lotus swayed. Jiang Sheng sat cross-legged upon its lotus dais, looking at these newly initiated cultivators—the future disciples of Penglai. After a pause, he said, "All disciples, take your seats."

After Shen Yao and the others sat cross-legged upon their meditation cushions, Jiang Sheng continued, "You have entered these mountain gates for over three months now, and you already show signs of shedding your mortal frames and exchanging your bones. I am greatly pleased."

Shen Yao and the others listened with reverence. These