"Hong~~~~Jun~~~~!" Mitian Sage cried out, his voice carrying an inexplicable emotion.
Everyone's expressions tightened. Mitian had called out toward the phantom within the Solid Heavenly Dao. Could that elderly figure formed from the phantom be Hongjun?
The Solid Heavenly Dao pierced through heaven and earth, while Hongjun's phantom towered ten thousand zhang high.
The vast giant seemed filled with an aura of immemorial antiquity.
Mitian stared at Hongjun's shadow and stopped in his tracks. Clearly, he was hesitating.
"Mitian Sage, I advise you not to bring calamity upon yourself. In the Heavenly Court, even a Sage may not run wild. Please return!" the Jade Emperor said in a deep voice.
Mitian stared at Hongjun's phantom for a while before looking at the Jade Emperor again. His emotions shifted slightly as he said, "Hongjun is dead. At most, this phantom is a mark left behind by his magic power from the past. What can it possibly do to me?"
As he spoke, Mitian Sage took another step forward.
The moment he took that step, Hongjun's phantom atop the Solid Heavenly Dao moved.
The phantom stood upright and placed his right hand before his chest.
"Lin~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
At the sound of "Lin," the entire Solid Heavenly Dao suddenly erupted with a tremendous roar.
With a single "Lin," the Four Great Continents, which had been trembling moments before, abruptly fell still. The mountains stopped collapsing, and the rivers and seas became silent!
That single voice rang throughout every corner of the Four Great Continents.
Lin?
Amid the vast heavens and earth, that "Lin" seemed to enter everyone's hearts, causing all those who had been terrified to suddenly find peace within. It was a peace that seemed to come from the depths of their souls.
Countless cultivators even used that "Lin" as though it had