"The Dao of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths has stirred. The prodigies sealed away and hidden through the ages have all emerged to vie for supremacy."
Di Chong's secondary body said respectfully, "The Supreme feared I could not remain undefeated and uphold the Immortal Palace's prestige, so he bestowed the Unity Herb upon me."
"Prodigies sealed away through the ages have all emerged..."
At those words, Di Chong's true body snapped his eyes open, silver light flashing in them.
He rose abruptly and cast an indifferent glance at his secondary body.
"The Supreme isn't concerned with prestige."
The Immortal Palace Successor's expression remained cold. "He believes this age may be the last. Why else would the Dao have sensed it...?"
At Tianyun Academy's Eternal Peak, Shi Yongheng awoke from his meditation.
Runes flowed through his eyes, and faint echoes of the Dao sounded within his organs. His physique had grown taller and more balanced, his skin like jade imbued with the Dao.
"You're finally awake. The outside world is in an uproar."
A woman flew over and told Shi Yongheng, "You're in trouble this time."
"What's all the fuss about?" Shi Yongheng asked casually.
"Three Gold killed a First Generation of the Ning Clan while traveling. Ning Chuan stepped in and crushed him. Just as Ning Chuan was about to kill him, Senior Brother Shi Yi appeared, saved him, fought Ning Chuan, then left.
"When Ning Chuan learned Three Gold was your underling, he demanded that you take Three Gold to the Ning Clan and apologize."
Shi Yongheng raised an eyebrow and sneered. "He wants me to apologize to the Ning Clan? Was that fellow frozen so long his brain stopped working?
"He even tried to kill Three Gold? He needs a beating. I'll find a chance to