"Wow, someone came out of the river!"
"Why is there a river in the sky?"
"That young man who came out is really handsome!"
"I still think that fairy in the red cloak is prettier."
Because of the all-eyes killer move, mortals across the five regions witnessed this scene. They discussed it animatedly, passing judgment and making a noisy uproar.
Mortals and Gu Masters might not have understood the gravity of the situation, but most Gu Immortals knew the mysterious young man's identity.
For a time, Gu Immortals across the five regions were shaken to their very souls, as though a world-ending hurricane were sweeping and howling through their hearts.
"Could this Gu Immortal be...?"
"Could he be Hong Lian Demon Venerable?!"
Among all Venerables throughout history, Hong Lian Demon Venerable was undoubtedly the most mysterious. Back then, Heavenly Court had devoted its full strength to nurturing him, only for it all to become drawing water with a bamboo basket—nothing but emptiness. Not only did Hong Lian fail to become an Immortal Venerable, he instead became a Demon Venerable, defied the scriptures and rebelled against the Way, and damaged Fate Gu. The scandal of the Dragonman clan was mixed into this as well. Thus, afterward, Heavenly Court repeatedly employed great information path experts and extraordinary methods, trying every possible means to erase this matter's influence.
Furthermore, Hong Lian Demon Venerable himself had been reborn and changed his style of conduct. Considering Heavenly Court's reputation and thinking of his master, he mostly acted in secret.
Therefore, many Gu Immortals did not actually know what Hong Lian Demon Venerable looked like.
But they had all heard the mysterious young Gu Immortal call Dragon Duke his master. And he had emerged from the phantom image of the River of Time...
It was well-known