Golden sunlight spread across the land, bathing it in dazzling brilliance!
At the foot of a desolate mountain valley in the Eastern Wasteland, a small river flowed quietly. Weeds grew thick beside a massive boulder, swaying gently in the breeze. No one passed through this place; everything was tranquil and secluded.
Boom—!
Just then, the massive boulder trembled slightly. A ring of invisible airwaves suddenly rippled outward, making the surrounding flowers and grass sway as ripples spread across the river.
The boulder cracked open, releasing strands of radiant light, incomparably brilliant, as though some supreme treasure was about to emerge.
Bang!
The boulder split apart completely, and a figure in azure robes stepped out. His features were refined, and beneath brows sharp yet neither too heavy nor too faint, his narrow eyes seemed unfathomably deep. He appeared calm, but his gaze was as sharp as a drawn sword.
It was Chen Fan. After two years of secluded cultivation, he had finally emerged.
Not only had the Great Dao wounds within his body completely healed, his aura had become stronger than ever, far deeper than it had been two years ago. Behind him hung a black-and-white taiji diagram, turning slowly.
As he rose and stepped out from the boulder, the taiji diagram behind him gradually faded away. The intent of Life and Death Reincarnation merged into his body and became completely concealed.
"Heavenly Prodigy Battlefield..." Chen Fan murmured softly.
His hand tightened slightly around the sword hilt at his waist, and a chill flashed through his eyes. Over the past two years, he had repeatedly comprehended the Great Dao within him thousands of times. Yet he remained half a step away from the Nascent Soul Realm. That half-step was difficult to break through; he needed an opportunity—an opportunity born of great