Ever since the Ancient Ascension Array had fallen silent, Zhao Sheng had remained in seclusion, refining Immortal Qi.
As year after year passed, his Innate Five Elements Dao Body slowly transformed into the Longevity Immortal Body, while his Primordial Spirit Dharma Body also underwent an obvious metamorphosis.
Zhao Sheng's aura grew ever more ethereal, almost immortal, and every time he explored the Great Dao Abyss, the depth to which he descended increased by a little.
In the short span of ten years, the range of clear light emanating from his Primordial Spirit expanded greatly. The River of Laws coiling beneath the Great Dao Abyss not only drew closer and closer, but also became clearer and clearer.
Each time he returned, he could sense that his cultivation of the Dao had advanced slightly again.
As the Longevity Immortal Body gradually condensed, Zhao Sheng keenly discovered that his own lifespan was constantly lengthening, and the rate at which it drained away had slowed by more than ten times compared to the beginning.
Several more years passed.
The sky over the Honghuang Continent suddenly dimmed, and waves of whimpering inexplicably rang out between heaven and earth, as if some living being were weeping.
The whimpers spread across the continent, instantly alarming a group of Tribulation Transcending Great Venerables.
The venerables manifested one after another, all gazing toward the northeast of the continent. There, vast swaths of deathly qi rose into the air and, in the blink of an eye, spread outward.
Deep within the murky deathly qi, a towering figure seemed to be collapsing. Streaks of rainbow light burst from within the deathly qi and, in an instant, merged into the four voids of heaven and earth.
Above the courtyard house, Zhao Sheng gazed from afar at that figure deep within the