The turmoil in the Heavenly Court was suppressed, with countless dead and wounded. Afterward, the Heavenly Emperor gave the order to vigorously investigate and purge the remnants of the Luo Xu Saint Dao, the scope covering the entire Heavenly Dao. Immortal Gods and mighty beings of every realm were left jittery and uneasy, terrified they might be implicated.
This also caused other lineages bearing the word "Saint" to be affected. For a time, the entire Heavenly Dao was like grass and trees all seeming to be soldiers, cranes crying in the wind.
Only after ten million years had passed did this atmosphere finally ease.
At the edge of Zhongtian, the boundless ocean stretched on, great fog spreading across the surface of the sea and concealing the vast majority of its waters. One island after another hovered in midair, mysterious, wondrous, and magnificent.
Above the sea of clouds was an island like a continent. Here, mountain ranges rolled on endlessly, trees flourished in abundance, and many auspicious beasts ran about.
Beneath a gigantic peach tree, Wei Ye and Liu An sat facing each other, chatting idly.
"You and I have both already reached the perfection of the Taiqing Golden Immortal Realm, yet neither of us can step into the Daluo Dao Fruit. Tell me, isn't that rather dramatic?" Liu An teased.
He and Wei Ye had fought their way up from the mortal world. Along the way, the pressure each brought the other had forced them to sing triumphant songs and charge ahead on the path of cultivation. But now, both of them had been stopped at the same major realm, unable to break through for ages. While they were depressed, they also felt a little relieved.
As long as they did not lose to the other, it was fine.
Wei