Mohist Mechanism City.
Zhang Yuanqing, with golden hair and eyes, dark-gold skin, and a metallic sheen all over his body, sat cross-legged in the Void. Between his brows was the mark of a blazing sun rendered in gold lacquer, while a faint black moon hung behind his head, appearing and vanishing intermittently.
A resplendent robe of starlight draped over his shoulders.
This dazzling array of effects proclaimed his unique status.
A moment later, a streak of golden light descended from the sky and landed before the Sun Lord. It was Lady of Three Paths Mountain, her feathered robes magnificent and her beauty even more so.
"Greetings, Master!" Zhang Yuanqing gave a slight nod, then added with a smile, "Thank you, Master."
Lady of Three Paths Mountain glanced at him, her expression somewhat complicated. With a wistful sigh, she said, "Now that you are the Sun Lord, I can no longer bear the title of Master. I fear it may bring the calamity of the Five Decays of Heaven and Man."
Her complicated feelings were only natural. As a Day Wanderer from a thousand years ago, her lifelong pursuit had been to reach the pinnacle of the human immortal realm and attain eternal life.
After awakening a thousand years later, she had spent all this time running through the Spirit Realm in search of the Solar Origin, only for it all to end in vain.
In this life, she no longer had any hope of entering the human immortal realm.
Her sole consolation was that the righteous path now flourished, the world was at peace, and her disciple Yuanshi Tianzun had become the supreme Sun Lord.
To ancient cultivators who placed great importance on the master-disciple bond, this was a source of overwhelming pride and accomplishment.
"Master, once I finish dealing