To receive a personal invitation from a supreme Dao Venerable and enter a Dao Field at the heart of Chaos Origin was an opportunity almost impossible to find in all eternity—one that would shake the heavens.
After his initial elation, Li Qiudao steadied himself. Not daring to show the slightest neglect, he led Li Wanxing and Li Zhixia in turning toward Xuan Ming and You Hui. All three bowed deeply, their bearing respectful and their manners impeccable.
"This junior, Li Qiudao, together with the juniors Wanxing and Zhi Xia, greets the two supreme seniors!"
He understood exactly where they stood. The hierarchy of the Dao and the gulf between their realms were plain to see.
Xuan Qing was different. He had once entered the world as an ordinary mortal and treated them as equals, without the slightest air of superiority. That was why they could usually be at ease around him, with no need to kneel or stand on ceremony.
But Xuan Ming and You Hui were another matter entirely.
From a single brief glance, the three had sensed that these two had long since become one with the Dao. They were supreme powers who had transcended the Prehistoric Era and held sway over Chaos.
Countless Dao laws flowed around them as Heaven and Earth Origin rose and fell. Their gaze carried the absolute authority of the Great Dao itself, and their vast majesty pressed down upon the souls of all three.
That pressure was no deliberate display of intimidation. It was the natural gulf created by their realms and their standing within the Great Dao.
Li Qiudao dared not overstep in the slightest. He would not address them as fellow cultivators, much less show a trace of pride or carelessness. Only profound awe and reverence remained in his heart.