After the gathering at Yuqing Hall, the matter of the three sects' joint tribunal was finally put to rest in the hearts of Tian Buyi and his wife of Dazhu Peak.
At the same time, not long afterward, Zhang Xiaofan went down the mountain with his senior brother Gu Lin.
Though he returned occasionally, he spent most of his time traveling outside.
What surprised Gu Hui was that Zhang Xiaofan obtained the second volume of the Heavenly Book and gave a copy to Tian Buyi and his wife, naturally leaving Gu Hui with one as well.
Gu Hui could not help sighing. This was what it meant to be the protagonist.
He had spent no small effort coveting the Ghost King Sect's second volume of the Heavenly Book, yet he had gained less than Zhang Xiaofan did from a single journey.
From then on, Gu Hui possessed four of the five volumes of the Heavenly Book. With the help of the second volume, he passed his fourth lightning tribulation in one stroke, reaching the fourth level of Tribulation Transcendence. His Primordial Spirit became even more profound, carrying a trace of eternal, indestructible essence.
Time flew by like a white steed passing through a crack. In the blink of an eye, ten years had passed.
Over those ten years, the world's balance of power quietly changed.
The Qingyun Sect closed its gates to recuperate, while the Heavenly Sound Temple and Incense Valley secretly amassed their strength. The three great pillars of the Orthodox Dao appeared to maintain their alliance, but each harbored its own intentions.
As for the Demonic Cult, after suffering setbacks at Flowing Wave Mountain and Qingyun Mountain, it did not fall silent. Instead, under Ghost King Wan Renwang's consolidation and iron-fisted rule, it displayed a strange kind of