In the Heavenly Court, as a mysterious aura swept outward, the Emperor Sovereign and the Eastern Pole Emperor Lord sat facing each other in conversation.
"Alas, it has been far too long since I entered the Golden Immortal realm. For at least a million years, I haven't advanced an inch. Perhaps in a few thousand more, I'll venture into chaos to seek an opportunity."
The Eastern Pole Emperor Lord sighed. "Chaos is vast and boundless. There must be a chance to attain Great Luo within it. If I keep waiting here in the Earth Immortal Realm, I fear I'll still make no progress after tens of millions of years."
The Emperor Sovereign fell silent.
For Golden Immortals like them, whose lifespans were endless, their deepest obsession and greatest desire was to take one more step!
To attain the legendary Great Luo!
To exist eternally! Undying and indestructible! Supreme above all!
Yet after exploring for countless eons, they had not even touched the edge of Great Luo, nor had they ever seen a single Great Luo expert—
They had almost no idea how to break through. Their only plausible guess was that joining with the Heavenly Dao of the Earth Immortal Realm might let them glimpse the edge of Great Luo.
But it was difficult!
Countless eons had passed without a single Golden Immortal accomplishing it. Even the Dao Ancestor, the first to attain the Golden Immortal realm, still had no way forward. Beyond following the general course of the Heavenly Dao, he could do nothing. That was why he had simply departed into chaos rather than remain in the Earth Immortal Realm, waiting for a vanishingly slim chance to unite with the Dao.
"Union with the Dao! Great Luo! Difficult, difficult, difficult!" The Emperor Sovereign shook his head. "If you