Somewhere within the gradually collapsing Source Sea.
Several Great Dao Honored Ones had gathered here. One sat at the head, cross-legged in Nihility. Around him, three Source Paths seemed to manifest as illusory rivers, reflecting one another and blooming with radiant streaks of light.
He was the Vast God Temple Master, who had risen in the current era and stood shoulder to shoulder with the Origin Palace Master, the Primal Origin Lord, and the others.
"Vast Supreme."
A Great Dao Honored One abruptly opened his eyes and looked toward the Vast Palace Master, a trace of shock appearing in his gaze.
The Vast Supreme slowly raised his brows and glanced at that person. Yet his eyes remained placid, and he said evenly, "I already know. Everyone in this world has their own fate and karmic ties; there is no need to be overly astonished. Across the vast cosmos, through endless Time Dao, countless eras, and long Cycles, there may well be innumerable figures even more stunning and gifted."
Chen Mu's rise was indeed enough to amaze anyone. Within a short span of Time Dao, he had gone from a newly advanced Great Dao Honored One, soaring step by step until he directly leaped into the realm of a Supreme Venerable. His speed had even surpassed the Vast Supreme's own. But just as he had said, across the boundless cosmos and its infinite Cycles, there would always be some astonishingly brilliant figures born. He was one of them, and Chen Mu was another.
The nearby Great Dao Honored Ones of the Vast God Temple exchanged looks, surprise still lingering in their eyes. Though the Vast Supreme treated Chen Mu's sudden emergence with great calm, their hearts were churning with towering waves.
After all,
Most of them had risen in the current