For a moment, Sage Beixuan felt, with crushing certainty, that Li Yun had played him for a fool.
It sent him into a towering rage.
Unable to restrain himself any longer, he charged straight out of the World-Shocking Hall.
He appeared out of thin air before Li Yun.
"Bastard!!"
"If you're not Ancient Eternity, then who the hell are you?"
"If you're not Ancient Eternity, how could you possibly possess the complete Eternal Scripture?"
Sage Beixuan had appeared in a fury, but Li Yun showed not a trace of surprise, much less panic.
He drew a slow breath.
Now that he had advanced to Heavenly Constant Sage, he could truly understand and experience the even more perfect, wondrous Heavenly Constant Mysteries within the Eternal Scripture.
He rose at his leisure.
He faced the furious Sage Beixuan head-on.
He flashed a grin.
It was full of mockery.
"Who said I'm not Ancient Eternity?"
"I am Ancient Eternity!"
"But you—are you really still the World-Shocking Sword Master?"
After becoming a Heavenly Constant Sage, Li Yun's thoughts moved faster than ever.
The moment Sage Beixuan spoke the name "Ancient Eternity," Li Yun saw through the mystery.
Ancient Eternity was the ruler of the Eternal Divine Dynasty, a veteran Sage Constant!
He was also widely known throughout the Primordial Land as the nominal owner of the Eternal Scripture.
Sage Beixuan must have sensed the Eternal Scripture on Li Yun during their battle and coveted it. So he had fabricated a story and lured Li Yun into this Secret Realm.
In Sage Beixuan's eyes, Ancient Eternity was a veteran Sage Constant and the Eternal Scripture's original owner. As long as Ancient Eternity lived, the Eternal Scripture could never change hands.
And so...
Even after they entered the Secret Realm, Sage Beixuan had not been confident