After parting ways with Master Meng, Lu Yang returned to Ask Dao Sect. Life settled back into peace, and the world rarely heard any recent news about him. The cultivation world—and even the entire universe—entered a period of peaceful development.
After returning to Ask Dao Sect, Lu Yang never left the sect again. By then, the cultivation world had combined spiritual energy with technology, so people could learn about all kinds of news from across the universe without ever stepping outside.
And Lu Yang didn't rely only on the internet to keep up with the outside world. He also heard news from Ask Dao Sect disciples who went out on adventures.
"The young people are certainly lively," Lu Yang said with a smile. Though the cultivation world had long since ended its state of readiness for war, quite a few prodigies had risen during that period. They'd seized their opportunities and soared to greatness, making names for themselves across the universe.
There were many times more prodigies than in Lu Yang's era. Some said this was the return of the ancient age of contention.
Numerous major powers had joined forces to hold a grand competition for prodigies. Any cultivator under a hundred could participate. Not only were the cultivation resources on offer lavish, but winners could also make a name for themselves throughout the universe. The event was broadcast everywhere, and dark horses kept emerging. It was a grand occasion for the universe.
None of the prodigies would yield to another. All kinds of lost arts resurfaced, and there were several stunning turnarounds from the brink of defeat.
Even the people of the cultivation world, who were used to watching prodigies fight, were astonished by these scenes—let alone people from other planets.
Xinding, the little monk Lu Yang had met