Trouble Brewing

Imperial Void Saint, Bai Chen.

This ruler of a realm, who stood at the peak of his power, was curiously examining the handsome young man in a Plain White Daoist Robe standing before him.

A strange Void Return Realm cultivator.

"The laws of this realm do not reject your existence."

Bai Chen spoke slowly:

"You belong to this realm, but not to this era."

Chen Yan had already experienced this entire conversation the last time he had traveled to Yuxu Continent through the Tian Ding Mirror.

"So you came to this era specifically to find me?"

The Sage of the True Purity Realm who ruled over Imperial Void State could glean a great deal simply from the fact that this strange Void Return Realm cultivator had appeared before him.

"Yes."

Chen Yan answered directly.

"Since you were able to cross such a vast span of time to meet me, you must have used that mirror, right?"

Bai Chen continued.

"That's right."

Chen Yan answered again.

"In other words, the Imperial Void State we're in at this very moment isn't the real Imperial Void State, but some sort of illusion created by the Tian Ding Mirror..."

Bai Chen slowly extended his right hand, as if speaking to Chen Yan and as if thinking aloud. He lightly tapped the air, seemingly trying to touch the fundamental laws and order of this realm.

But before the Sage could truly make contact with those laws and that order, his finger was gently repelled, as if rejected.

The result was as expected.

Chen Yan, however, was secretly startled. Everything happening now had diverged in subtle ways from what had happened the last time he had traveled to this era and met Bai Chen.

The Imperial Void State Chen Yan was seeing now was not the