After the Three Sovereigns retired to Huoyun Cave and many human cultivators withdrew to the mountains and forests to devote themselves to cultivating the Dao and seeking immortality, the Human Race officially entered the age of mortal rule!
Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, more than two hundred years had passed.
The Human Race had successively been led by three Co-Lords—Zhuanxu, Di Ku, and Emperor Yao. Under their diligent rule, people lived in peace and prosperity, and the Human Race flourished.
Now, however, Emperor Shun had become the fourth Co-Lord of the Human Race!
Over the past two hundred years, Lao Zi, the Primordial One, Tongtian, Jieyin, Zhunti, and the others had learned from past mistakes. They had each sent their disciples—Xuan Du, Guang Chengzi, Duo Bao, Medicine Buddha, and others—to preach among the Human Race several times. As a result, the Human Teachings Sect, Exposition Sect, Interception Sect, and Western Teachings Sect had all grown greatly in renown, and the Sages had become deeply revered.
Among the four sects, the Interception Sect welcomed disciples of every kind and was the most inclusive, so it had attracted the most followers. The Western Teachings Sect was somewhat less welcoming and had also been heavily marginalized by the other sects. As a result, the Interception Sect's prestige far surpassed that of the other three, and it was even said that ten thousand immortals came to pay homage. It seemed poised to become the greatest sect of all!
"Whoosh!"
A golden streak, wreathed in water vapor, shot across the East Sea. Its immense aura pressed the sea down slightly, carving out a channel hundreds of miles long!
"I wonder why the Tenth Prince summoned me in such a hurry. What could have happened? Nothing should have happened recently,