A hundred years later.
Above No-Return Heaven, grand white beams suddenly descended out of nowhere—another new batch of Tribulation Transcending Great Venerables who had ascended from the first layer of heaven.
The Great Venerables who were in secluded self-isolation across the continent's various regions sensed this commotion and awoke from their silence one after another, each releasing divine sense and heart-light to secretly observe the quality of these newcomers.
Inside the courtyard house due north of the ancient array, Zhao Sheng, who had been cultivating beneath a tree, was also startled. But after glancing over, he quickly withdrew his gaze and continued refining the Immortal Qi within his body.
Several days passed in the blink of an eye.
That day, a handsome young man of elegant bearing, his long hair drifting freely, rode in on a cloud and, in the turn of an eye, landed before the gate of the courtyard house.
The handsome young man straightened his robes and crown, then suddenly spoke in a clear voice. "I am Lin Dong. Today, I wish to exchange a few moves with Senior Hunyuan. I hope Senior will not begrudge me your instruction!"
As his words fell, invisible gazes suddenly converged here from every direction. Lin Dong's action had clearly startled many Tribulation Transcending Great Venerables.
The Great Venerables, "bored out of their minds," saw that someone actually dared challenge Hunyuan Daoist, and their interest instantly surged. Most of them silently paid attention to the outcome of this exchange.
He did not have to wait long before the courtyard gate was suddenly pushed open, and a handsome, otherworldly young Daoist slowly walked out.
As he walked, five-colored rainbow light faintly appeared behind him. His sleeves drifted, his aura was ethereal, almost nonexistent, as if he might at any moment shed his