Immortal Realm, beneath the moonlit night, Ning Chen stood quietly beside a small river not far from the Immortal Palace, watching the increasingly complete world of the Immortal Realm. Flecks of light flashed through his weathered eyes.
It was finally nearing its end.
Rebuilding the Immortal Realm was indispensable. To contend against the strongest among the All-Heavens Saints, he could not remain shackled by the rules of the original Great World.
He had created the Immortal Realm through untold hardships precisely to truly gain a chance to fight the All-Heavens Saints on equal footing.
He believed that day would arrive very soon.
By the river, a Mortal Heavenly Venerate appeared, carrying a longsword on his back and radiating an exceptionally powerful aura.
His handsome features were filled with lonely pride.
"Greetings, Immortal Venerable," the Mortal Heavenly Venerate said, bowing to the white-haired man before him.
Ning Chen turned slightly and recognized the newcomer.
He was an unparalleled prodigy who had emerged from the human world, named Gu Xing Lei. His talent with the sword was extraordinarily high, and his future was boundless.
Faced with the hope of humanity's future, Ning Chen's expression softened.
"What is it?" he asked.
Gu Xing Lei looked at the Venerable of the Immortal Realm before him, already a legend in the human world.
"I came from the human world and have heard too many legends about the Immortal Venerable," he said calmly. "Today, I wish to challenge you. I hope the Immortal Venerable will grant me instruction."
Ning Chen smiled at those words and did not refuse.
"Wait a moment," he said, nodding.
With that, Ning Chen walked to the side and picked up a piece of dead wood from the ground.
He held two fingers together on his right hand and carved the wood