"Luo Chen..."
"Master..."
"Father King..."
On the Southern Heaven Continent, within Zhenhai Immortal City.
In a quiet room, a voice murmured from time to time.
Sometimes it brimmed with longing; at others, it was thick with resentment.
The speaker was a middle-aged man.
His features were strong, his face imposing, as though he had been born with an air of nobility.
His golden robes lent him an even more kingly bearing.
He sat there as if ages had passed, or perhaps only a moment. Still as a mountain, he showed no trace of restlessness. Perhaps he had long since grown used to such days.
He stroked the splendid crown in his hands, his eyes filled with longing.
It was the Mountain-Leveling Crown!
His Father King had worn it in life. After his father's death, it had passed through many hands before finally reaching his master, Luo Chen.
Now his master had bestowed it upon him.
In a sense, it had returned to its rightful owner.
Suddenly!
The man in golden robes seemed to sense something and slowly raised his head.
He looked toward the door. Without a word, but with utmost solemnity, he placed the crown on his head and rose to his full height.
In a great hall not far away.
A low hum rang out, drawing every cultivator's gaze.
As eight figures appeared one after another atop the Teleportation Array platform, the cultivators guarding the Teleportation Hall erupted in an uproar.
"That's Fairy Qing Lan!"
Fu Qinglan, who had visited Zhenhai Immortal City before, was the first to be recognized.
Most of the others were recognized soon after.
"The Heaven Origin Observatory Master of the Southern Heaven Dao Palace!"
"The Ziwei Hall Master!"
"The Longevity Hall Master!"
"The Stars Hall Master!"
"And True Person Bu..."
Zhan Bingtao swept