Xuan Tianzong was embarrassed.
"Only I remain in the Kunlun Sect. I can't let its inheritance be severed. I hope you can understand, Senior."
He paused, then quickly added:
"Of course, like Dan Chenzi, once I ascend to the Upper Realm, I will certainly give my life for you, Senior!"
Ding Ling neither confirmed nor denied it.
Instead, after exchanging a few more words with them, he took Ruo Lan, the Heavenly Blade Old Man, Fu Yuechi, Guan Yu, and the others toward the Jade Pool Immortal Fortress.
Watching Ding Ling's group disappear into the distance,
Dan Chenzi was dazed, but his heart was also surging and stirring wildly.
"I never imagined that after Senior left last time, he would accomplish something so tremendous!"
"Indeed."
Xuan Tianzong was similarly filled with disbelief.
"The legendary Celestial Venerables, the supreme figures who control the authority of the Heavenly Dao, the revered beings whom we people of the Lower Realm have no chance of meeting, were actually annihilated with ease by Senior Ding! And that's not all. From what Guan Yu said, those Celestial Venerables were like paper or piles of straw before Senior—pierced through with a poke and overturned with a shove!"
Xuan Tianzong was deeply shaken.
"I've never fought a Celestial Venerable myself. But Lian Xing was the Great Sun Celestial Venerable. Lian Xing could kill you, Dan Chenzi, without the slightest effort. That shows how powerful Celestial Venerables are. Yet several such venerable beings were annihilated! As expected of Senior! As expected of a player, a legendary mythical figure in the mouths of the Ascenders. Truly incredible."
"Indeed."
Duan Lei had heard everything clearly from the side and couldn't help nodding in agreement.
"Throughout history, how many heroes and outstanding figures have managed to turn the tables against the heavens