Man and World United

Great Xuan World.

Western border.

A towering ancient tree propped open heaven and earth, its canopy like clouds hanging from the sky, blotting out the sun.

Chen Mu stood at the edge of the firmament, his gaze directed Beyond the Realm. Through that layer of World Wall, he looked into the vast and boundless void.

To his former self, that endless void had been fraught with danger and hardship. He had been like a fledgling that had only just grown its feathers, cautiously beating its wings as it flew toward that immeasurable vault of heaven.

But time had flown by. This incomparably vast Fan Gu Void Domain was no longer newly trodden land to him. He had already ascended to the summit of this void domain, standing above countless Divine Realm beings and attaining the rank of Divine Lord.

Behind him,

Within the lush crown of the Seeking Wood Tree, a face extended from a thick branch, gazing distantly at Chen Mu's back. Its weathered eyes held both a touch of wistfulness and a measure of awe.

Although Seeking Wood had encountered Chen Mu before he became a god, and had even given Chen Mu much help throughout his rise, it could not help but feel reverence in Chen Mu's presence now.

After all,

Chen Mu had now ascended to the rank of Divine Lord, his name renowned in every direction.

Chen Mu had inherited Jian Mu God Monarch's legacy, making him Jian Mu God Monarch's disciple. Now that Jian Mu God Monarch had fallen and Chen Mu had cultivated to become a Divine Lord, everything once under Jian Mu God Monarch's command naturally had to regard Chen Mu as its master.

Looking at Chen Mu's back, Seeking Wood could not help but be filled with emotion. In a mere