Northern Ju Lu Continent, Wa Imperial Palace.
Nuwa, who had been resting with her eyes closed, suddenly opened them!
Blinding divine light burst from her eyes!
Her gaze pierced the firmament, stretching away to some unknown place!
The Nine Heavens Profound Lady, who stood beside Nuwa and attended to her, asked in surprise, "My lady, what happened?"
Nuwa's lips curved into a gentle smile.
"He's back?"
"He's back?"
"Who's back?"
The Nine Heavens Profound Lady was momentarily bewildered.
But it didn't take long for her to understand!
"After leaving the Primordial Great World, who else could be so missed by a Sage but him?"
At the same time, in the Western Buddhist Sect.
Daoist Duobao had now become the master of Spirit Mountain.
His Dharma name was Rulai!
Countless Buddhas, Bodhisattvas, and Arhats served under him.
He had become one of the Buddhist Sect's most influential figures!
Yet the only person he could ever stop thinking about was that familiar figure, whom it seemed he would never see again!
Only in the dead of night, when he dreamed, could he meet him and pour out his gratitude!
At that moment, Jieyin sat cross-legged atop a twelve-grade golden lotus.
Beside him, the Jieyin Treasure Banner slowly revolved!
As the banner spun, countless scriptures became golden characters that continuously circled around Jieyin!
Zhunti had betrayed him. Of the two Buddhist Sages, only Jieyin remained.
He felt as though he could barely hold everything together alone!
And now that Sect Master Tongtian controlled a tenth of the Heavenly Dao, Jieyin had completely lost the ability to contend with him!
It seemed the Great Tribulation of Investiture of the Gods would take a long time to end. But in the eyes of exalted Sages like them, it had effectively ended not long after it