Lu Yin could go anywhere in the Heavenly Sect, but the place he most wanted to visit now was the Heavenly Ladder. It was where countless figures had once stood, and where he had commanded the civilization.
Tuo Lin brought Lu Yin down beneath the Heavenly Ladder.
Chang Zai and the others watched in confusion, unsure what Lu Yin was doing.
Lu Yin glanced behind him. There stood his enormous statue, replacing the cauldron that had once been there.
Then he looked ahead. The Heavenly Ladder disappeared into the clouds, solemn and imposing.
He raised his foot and took a step onto the ladder.
Behind him, Tuo Lin bowed deeply. "Welcome home, Master."
Yan Ruyu appeared. "Welcome home, Master."
Lu Tianhong reacted quickly and immediately bowed. "A descendant of the Lu Family welcomes our ancestor home."
One figure after another arrived beneath the Heavenly Ladder. They were the ancient powerhouses whom cultivators of this era could scarcely ever hope to see.
"Gui Xing welcomes Lord Lu home."
"Chang Kong..."
"Chang Shi..."
"Hun Ji welcomes Lord Lu home." His thunderous voice shook heaven and earth, leaving the cultivators in the Heavenly Sect and its surroundings stunned. Even Hun Ji was showing such respect?
"Du Kong welcomes Lord Lu home." It was one of the Sect Elders.
"Old Turtle Ce welcomes..."
"Border..."
One Sect Elder after another stepped forward and bowed deeply to Lu Yin as he climbed the Heavenly Ladder.
Outside the ladder, every cultivator descended to the ground. No one could rise above the height Lu Yin occupied.
Chang Zai bowed deeply. "This junior, Chang Zai, welcomes Lord Lu home once more."
Countless voices rang out beyond the Heavenly Sect, welcoming Lord Lu home. They spread into the starry sky and across the entire Human Yao Domain. "Bitter Abyss welcomes