Ten thousand years had passed; the Chan and Jie Sects descended the mountains to find the chosen one

Time flowed on, fleeting as a white horse glimpsed through a crack.

To the mighty beings of the Primordial Wilderness, ten thousand years were no more than the snap of a finger.

Yet for the Chan and Jie Sects, poised and ready to act,

those ten thousand years had been long enough to wear everything away, yet so brief that their beginning seemed only yesterday.

On Jinao Island, within Biyou Palace.

An Edict flew out from the depths of Biyou Palace.

It transformed into countless streaks of azure light, each landing precisely in the cave abode of an Interception Sect disciple.

"The ten-thousand-year period has ended."

"All disciples of the Interception Sect, descend the mountains at once and enter the Primordial Wilderness! Seek the person of destiny bearing the auspicious sign of the flying bear!"

"You must bring that person back to Jinao Island to become my disciple!"

"We obey Master's Edict!"

"Hahaha! This day has finally come!"

Zhao Gongming strode out of his cave abode, his aura majestic and his spirit soaring.

"I've had enough of those hypocrites from the Chan Sect!"

"This time, I'll show them what it means to compete on our own merits!"

On the Three Immortal Islands.

The three sisters, Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao, received the Edict at the same time.

Qiongxiao, the most impatient of them, spoke at once.

"Sisters, let's hurry!"

"Master has ordered us to find the person of destiny! We can't let those hypocrites from the Chan Sect get there first!"

Bixiao looked equally excited.

"Exactly! We must find the one bearing the auspicious sign of the flying bear and bring them back to Jinao Island to meet Master!"

Only Yunxiao retained some composure. She nodded gently.

"Since Master has given the order, we must do our utmost."

"But once we