After Cangxuan Old Ancestor sacrificed himself, the Sentient Jade grew even more lustrous. Not only was the energy Wu Mengzi had absorbed replenished, but a considerable surplus remained.
Wu Mengzi accepted the Sentient Jade and bowed with his fists clasped, sorrow on his face. "Farewell, Senior Brother Cangxuan!"
Li Qingyuan and the others all bowed with clasped fists. "Farewell, Sect Master Cangxuan!"
Grief swept through the Azure Profound Immortal Sect. All the Half-step Mahayana cultivators, Body Integration Spirit Lords, Void Refining Dao Lords, Spirit Transmutation Disciples, Nascent Soul disciples... all one hundred thousand cultivating beings of the sect knelt and bowed in sorrow:
"Farewell, Cangxuan Old Ancestor!"
"Farewell, Cangxuan Old Ancestor!"
"Farewell, Cangxuan Old Ancestor!"
"~~"
The Azure Profound Immortal Sect's hundred thousand cultivators observed a hundred breaths of silence together.
During those hundred breaths, even Yuji True Immortal's projection seemed to mourn Cangxuan Immortal Venerable, watching one of his old subordinates and longtime partners pass on into reincarnation.
After a hundred breaths, Yuji True Immortal's projection slowly faded. Before it dispersed, his voice rang throughout the Azure Profound Realm. "Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, beings of all races, heed my command."
"I am First Yuji. I attained the True Immortal Dao in the Deterioration Era. With the power of a True Immortal, I shall break the World Barriers, using the Heavenly Origin Void Realm as a bridge to connect the Myriad Heavens and Myriad Domains of the Four Great Worlds."
"Once the Four Great Worlds-the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, the Immortal Ancient Remnant Realm, the Netherworld Ghost Realm, and the Primordial Demonic Cave-become one, a golden age of cultivation in the Deterioration Era can begin for you."
"This is the first step in opening the Immortal Path."
First Yuji's True Immortal Dao voice was like the Heavenly Dao