Had Even Venerable Yuanshi Been Left Frustrated? Weren't You Set on Becoming the Teacher of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors?

"Your disciple Guangchengzi pays his respects, Master!"

Inside the Jade Void Palace.

A tall figure strode into the hall. Without another word, he dropped to his knees and kowtowed to the figure above, his posture deeply respectful.

Though he had felt the terrifying power of the First Disciple of Intercepting Sect at every moment during his stay with the Interception Sect,

the moment he returned home,

an unprecedented sense of peace and safety settled over him.

He also felt a deeper affection for the master he had not seen in years. Now, at the sight of Venerable Yuanshi, his eyes grew misty as he bowed in excitement.

"Mm, you're back?"

His disciple had been gone for over five million years.

A trace of longing crossed Venerable Yuanshi's face. "Have you been well in the Interception Sect all these years?"

As he spoke,

he studied his eldest direct disciple.

Surprise appeared in his eyes.

His eldest direct disciple had truly entered the ranks of Primordial Origin Golden Immortals!

What was more, Guangchengzi's foundation was deep and firm, without the hollowness of growth forced before its time. There were even aspects of its construction that Yuanshi had never seen before!

These things...

Who had taught him?

How could they be so outrageous?

His cultivation and foundation were so solid that even Yuanshi struggled to understand them.

It was as though someone far more powerful had taken this foundation and rewritten and reorganized its many principles. The exquisite skill behind it placed a mountain of pressure on him.

Could this...

be the work of that martial nephew of his?

Was he no longer hiding?

As thoughts churned through Venerable Yuanshi's mind, Guangchengzi said respectfully, "Master, I was treated very well in the Interception Sect. Senior Brother Qingyuan did not make things difficult for