Lu Yang gathered his thoughts and finally looked toward the corner where Nourishing Life Lord stood. The latter hid in the shadows, offering him a fawning smile.
"Congratulations, Senior, on advancing your cultivation further!"
Before the words had even faded, Mu Changsheng decisively gave Lu Yang a deep bow. Those who understood the times were heroes, and he was undoubtedly a hero of the present age.
"Get up."
Lu Yang raised a hand, his gaze shifting slightly. "Fellow Daoist, you do have courage. Old Dragon Lord has already left, yet you did not. You even dared remain here."
"Senior misunderstands."
Mu Changsheng's expression turned solemn at once. "I must make this clear: Old Dragon Lord and I have absolutely nothing to do with each other. We merely happened to be traveling the same way."
"The reason he did not kill me was really out of consideration for Heavenly Duke. Do not be fooled by his current allegiance to Xuanyuan. He is a fence-sitter through and through, helping whichever side wins. How could he truly kill me and offend Heavenly Duke? At most, he was venting a little anger. I only had to endure it, and it would pass."
Lu Yang raised his brows at those words.
"Heavenly Duke."
Once, that name had been his nightmare, forcing him to flee far from home. Yet now, seeing it again, he had gained a new understanding.
Though the so-called Heavenly Duke is dull-witted and foolish...
At its root, it may be connected to Immortal Pivot, that enormous Jietian. Perhaps it is Immortal Pivot's Heavenly Dao? Or something else entirely?
With that thought, Lu Yang recalled Immortal Pivot's structure. Its east, west, south, and north regions, along with Overseas—five Jietian stitched together into a vast world—formed Immortal Pivot. Yet could a Jietian that had