Congratulations, fellow Daoist. From this day forth, you shall walk the Great Dao alone.
As he looked at Chu Sheng, who wore a smile and cupped his hands in salute, Si Sui had no intention of returning the gesture. He merely gazed at the man before him with the same sense of emotion.
"Likewise, fellow Daoist. You are not the slightest bit inferior to me."
Chu Sheng marveled at his achievements, but was Si Sui any different?
What had taken him so many years to accomplish, Chu Sheng had achieved over a hundred thousand years ago. Even if he had relied on external aid, he had ultimately succeeded.
In comparison, Si Sui's current status was only equivalent to the first layer of [Other Shore], while the man before him had once reigned at the summit of [Other Shore], standing upon the seventh layer. Though he had fallen because of the drawbacks of external things, unlike the other Dao Lords, his essence had already changed.
That was where his bearing of being close to an Immortal came from.
The appearance of a Heavenly Being, the venerable name of Yuanshi—being able to transform himself completely into this form, that altered essence had been an indispensable factor.
After a moment of silence, Si Sui suddenly said:
"Fellow Daoist, are you still yourself now?"
Thinking back to when the two had first met, Chu Sheng had merely changed his name. His face had also been utterly different from this Heavenly Being appearance.
But now, he had changed.
Not only had his name been replaced with a more evocative [True Name], even his face had become the face of one who had become an Immortal. Not a trace of his former self could be seen.
The next moment, Chu Sheng smiled.
"You are not me,