Outside the Tianxuan Sect's gates, seas of clouds churned beneath a thousand trails of auspicious mist. Shi Ruifeng stood with his hands behind his back, his gray robes stirring in the breeze, his profound gaze fixed on the towering gates before him, which seemed to support the entire world.
A trace of complicated emotion flashed deep within Shi Ruifeng's eyes. These gates, this sect, represented the undisputed pinnacle of the Xuan Yu Realm. The Boundless Sect could only settle for second place.
But there was nothing to say when his skills fell short. Shi Ruifeng knew he truly could not defeat Venerable Tianxuan. The Tianxuan Sect deserved its place as the foremost sect of the Xuan Yu Realm.
"I won't be going inside." Shi Ruifeng's voice was calm and level. He withdrew his gaze and did not spare the gates another glance.
Standing behind Shi Ruifeng, Chen Fei immediately cupped his hands, his voice respectful and sincere. "Senior, I cannot thank you enough for escorting me all this way. Safe travels!"
Shi Ruifeng nodded slightly and said nothing more. His figure silently faded and dispersed, leaving only a faint wisp of Dao resonance where he had stood, which was swiftly swallowed by the immense Dao resonance flowing from the Tianxuan Sect's gates.
Almost at the very instant Shi Ruifeng vanished!
"Hum!"
The Tianxuan Sect's magnificent gates, towering a hundred thousand feet high and flowing with stellar radiance, thundered open. An immense surge of Dao resonance, seemingly drawn from the very source of the universe, poured forth like a celestial river bursting its banks.
Several imposing figures, their auras as deep as the sea and sovereign over the heavens, instantly appeared outside the gates like deities stepping out of the river of time.
Clearly, they had sensed the arrival of Shi