Central Continent, Heavenly Court.
The sky was clear for ten thousand miles, radiant light stretching everywhere. Palaces carved from white jade shone with crystalline brilliance.
The Rank 8 Gu Immortal, the Sky Watching Tower Master, slowly pushed open the doors to the council hall.
Leaning on his cane, he walked into the hall.
At once, the wills of over twenty Gu Immortals seated within the hall turned their heads to look at him.
"Sky Watching Tower Master, we have troubled you over these past hundred years..."
"Once this stage of Fate Gu's restoration is complete, please return to your slumber. Heavenly Court needs elders like you to hold down the fort."
"There were no unexpected incidents in this Gu Refining Convention, were there?"
The Gu Immortal wills broke the silence and spoke one after another.
The Sky Watching Tower Master opened his clouded eyes. After slowly sweeping his gaze around the room, he fixed his eyes on a will seated in the highest position.
The next moment, the Sky Watching Tower Master spoke. "Refine Nine Life, it is time for you to awaken. This Central Continent Gu Refining Convention is nearly at its end. Restoring Fate will still require some preparations."
Refine Nine Life's will nodded and slowly rose to his feet.
Then he said, "To restore Fate, the two of us alone will not suffice. We will also need the strength of two Rank 8s. Which fellow cultivators are willing to make a move?"
"My main body is currently suppressing the Primeval Ancient Beast horde within Falling Heaven River, so I cannot act."
"Although I have slept long enough, my soul is still researching the Rank 9 Immortal Gu formula. It has now reached a crucial juncture..."
"I will go. Perhaps this awakening will allow me to encounter several