"You're planning to return to the Cai Clan."
Gai Jiuyou watched Cai Lei rise to his feet. They could be considered men of the same era. When Gai Jiuyou stood at his peak, this Great Sage of the Cai Clan had only just made his name; by the time Cai Lei became renowned throughout the world, Gai Jiuyou was already rumored to be dead.
One was an invincible Quasi-Emperor from eight thousand years ago; the other, an unparalleled Great Sage who had emerged in the same age. At his finest, Cai Lei had come infinitely close to becoming a Quasi-Emperor, even beginning to radiate a Quasi-Emperor's light. Yet the unresolved tragedy of his family had unsettled his mind, leaving him unable to undergo the tribulation and advance.
"If you can face your clan's tragedy and resolve that problem, you should be able to take that step and gain another thousand years of life. Your luck is better than mine."
Gai Jiuyou gazed quietly at Cai Lei, a trace of envy flashing through his eyes. Compared with him, who had fallen just short every time, Cai Lei was indeed far more fortunate.
The Immortal Ascension Pool in the Qin Mountains was a miraculous immortal land. The Beginningless Great Emperor had once obtained an immortal treasure there, and an immortal lotus had once taken root in it. Thirty thousand years ago, the unparalleled Azure Emperor, Wan Qing, had emerged from it, and over the past several thousand years, two others had entered it as well.
Two thousand years ago, an old man riding a blue ox and a monk calling himself Shakyamuni had entered the Transformation Immortal Pool one after the other. Members of the Cai Clan had entered somewhat earlier than they had.
Thirty thousand years ago, a powerful cultivator of