Mysteries of Proving the Dao

After some time, Hong Sheng left Hong Hall.

He gazed into the distance at the islands hidden amid the cloud haze, and a trace of bewilderment flickered through his eyes.

Back then, when he had reached the peak of Void Return, he had gone to challenge Abyss, who had only just entered Dao Integration—only to be defeated by a casual finger of his. And that was with Abyss holding back!

The gap of a single realm had already been so terrifying...

Not to mention that Abyss was now at Truth Insight, while he had only just completed Dao Integration. An entire Profound Penetration realm lay between them!

A single glance from him would probably make him explode on the spot!

He had finally come to terms with himself during his secluded cultivation, only for his father to pull this on him the moment he emerged.

"Saint Emperor Abyss..."

Recalling the many legendary tales about Abyss he had recently seen on the Spirit Net, Hong Sheng could not help but smile bitterly.

Rising from humble beginnings, reaching Truth Insight in less than two thousand years, taking the lead in uniting the major righteous sects to establish the Righteous Alliance and usher in a new era...

He was even recognized throughout the Great Profound Realm as "the most dazzling figure of the past thousand years"!

Though he was the son of a True Immortal and had also attained Dao Integration, he was no more than a passing stroke in Abyss's legendary tale.

"Ah..."

With a soft sigh, the somewhat melancholy Hong Sheng drifted off in one direction.

There were still several senior and junior brothers in the sect who had once been full of ambition, hoping to contend with Abyss.

Yet most of them had suffered the same blow as he had,