White clouds turned into gray dogs, sometimes rolling up and sometimes spreading out. Meng Qi turned around with his hands behind his back and looked at Sun Junlin, who had visibly aged. He truly felt what it meant for the seas to change into mulberry fields. "Not bad. You still remember this old man."
Hearing that familiar voice, Sun Junlin immediately grew agitated. Even years of spiritual cultivation could not suppress his emotions, and his voice trembled slightly as he said, "On our journey to Lanruo Temple with you, Supreme Elder, this disciple was influenced by what I saw and heard and benefited greatly. I have never dared to forget it."
As he spoke, confusion surfaced in his eyes. "Supreme Elder, didn't you already break through the void and ascend?"
Meng Qi smiled. "If I can ascend, naturally I can return as well. It's just that I've come to regard worldly affairs with much greater detachment."
"I see." Sun Junlin looked somewhat haggard, his face much older than before. He asked curiously, "Supreme Elder, did you truly push the Azure Heaven Great Law to the 'Yellow Heaven is Established' realm and condense a god-devil body?"
This had been a question that had haunted him for more than a decade. After the incident at Lanruo Temple, he no longer doubted the realm of "Heavenly Azure is Dead, Yellow Heaven Stands." But he had never personally witnessed the next stage, "Yellow Heaven is Established," and had only heard Foolish Monk and the Celestial Master recount it. He had never been entirely certain.
Meng Qi did not answer. He smiled and extended his right hand. Sun Junlin immediately felt his vision change. A vast, azure sea appeared before him, stretching so far that its edges could not be seen, and his heart and