Above the Foundation Establishment Realm lay the boundless Sea of Suffering.
The instant Lu Yang stepped out of Star-Plucking Tower, a phantom figure suddenly emerged from the endless Sea of Suffering, which seemed to contain all things.
Lu Yang.
The phantom figure gradually solidified. It was none other than Patriarch Tingyou. Concern lingered in his gaze as he looked toward the Real World, as though he wished to see through the Sea of Suffering itself.
But the very next moment—
"Rumble!"
Several streams of Radiance formed from the mysteries of Fruit Positions swept over him, nearly drowning Patriarch Tingyou in an instant. Yet when the light faded, he remained completely unharmed.
"Damn that Illusory-Real Fruit Position!"
Within the Sea of Suffering, a handsome Sword-Bearing Youth appeared, his gaze upon Patriarch Tingyou brimming with killing intent. Yet beneath that killing intent lay deeply concealed wariness. He was True Lord Cheng Tian Zhengde. He had been the first to attack Patriarch Tingyou just now.
Nor was this the first time.
In truth, they had hunted Patriarch Tingyou for a full thirty years, yet every time, Patriarch Tingyou had evaded them with Carefree Heaven.
Carefree Heaven was neither adept at attack nor defense.
Yet in the art of "hiding," it had reached the absolute pinnacle. Bolstered by Patriarch Tingyou's World-Shaking Wisdom, its Fruit Position traits had been brought to their utmost limit.
At the very least, Early Golden Core and Golden Core Middle Stage cultivators could do nothing to him in a one-on-one fight. Only by gathering numbers to besiege him could they achieve anything. Of the only two Late Golden Core cultivators in the world today, Sky Soaring was trapped in the Netherworld and unable to act, while Gangxing Budao True Lord was in poor condition and unwilling to intervene.
And so,