Behind Enlightenment Peak, at a pavilion.
A gentle breeze stirred, and the fragrance of tea curled through the air.
Venerable Ye Qin and Venerable Star-Whirl had long been waiting there.
A spatial rift opened soundlessly, and Li Wen stepped out.
"Senior Brother Ye, Senior Brother Star-Whirl!" Li Wen greeted them with a smile and cupped hands.
"Junior Brother Li!" Ye Qin and Star Vortex rose to welcome him together, their faces brimming with joy they could hardly conceal.
Star Vortex even took the initiative to push the spiritual tea he had already brewed in front of him.
The three sat down.
Ye Qin and Star Vortex studied Li Wen closely, growing more astonished the longer they looked.
In just two years, their junior brother's aura had become even more unfathomable, like a boundless abyss of stars.
When they extended their divine senses toward him, it was like clay oxen sinking into the sea. They could not gauge his depth at all.
Instead, a gentle yet boundless surge of willingness power brushed their senses aside.
Compared to when he had left two years ago, he was several times stronger, if not more!
"Junior Brother—you..." Ye Qin could not help speaking, his voice filled with shock and inquiry.
Li Wen lifted his cup, took a light sip, and said frankly, "I was fortunate enough to make a breakthrough. I'm now a First-Order Primordial Spirit Star Lord."
Pfft!
Ye Qin nearly spat out the tea he had just drunk. Star Vortex's beautiful eyes widened, and he almost lost his grip on his cup.
"A P-Primordial Spirit Star Lord?!" Both cried out involuntarily, their voices changing pitch.
Just two short years! He had broken through from the peak saint realm to Star Lord.
Back then, Patriarch Changjia had only barely brought his primordial spirit