"Another year turns with spring and autumn..."
On the other side of the Celestial Empire, where the Xingyi Sect's mountain gate stood, Guo Yunsheng stood atop the main peak, gazing at the endless mountain ranges in the distance as he quietly practiced the Health Cultivation Stance.
Not long ago, the Xingyi Sect had received word relayed by that mysterious giant: Huo Yuanhong was about to come to the True Realm.
That meant the World's Number One Martial Arts Tournament could begin as well—they merely had to leave him enough time to travel.
Time flowed ten times faster in the True Realm than in the outside world. Not much time had passed outside, but in the True Realm, it had already been last year when Huo Yuanhong had displayed his unmatched martial arts.
Yet Guo Yunsheng had continued holding back the tournament. On one hand, this important member was absent, and he did not wish to simply finish the contest while the man was away. On the other, a giant had also spoken to him about it.
Since there was a giant behind Huo Yuanhong as well, he naturally had to show some respect.
Any force able to remain in the True Realm for long had once had a Martial Immortal behind it. For example, a Martial Immortal of unknown life or death slept in the rear mountain of the Ji family. Some Martial Immortals behind other forces delayed the flow of time within ruins. As for these experts who had come from the present world, behind them stood True Man Zhang, who had also come from the present world—a path-opening martial artist who could be called a giant even among Martial Immortals!
Outsiders said Sun Lutang was like the Divine Dragon, showing its head but never its tail. But Guo