"Imperial brother, this is Senior Fang."
Meng Qi's voice suddenly sounded beside Gaolan's ear. Gaolan turned toward his third brother and caught a trace of worry in his eyes, as though Meng Qi feared he might suddenly lose his mind, raise the Human Emperor Sword, and hack at Fang Yang.
Gaolan was speechless inside. Outwardly, he maintained his imperial dignity and stopped paying Fang Yang particular attention, though he felt a little pressure.
Long before entering Jin'ao Island, he had already been an Earth Immortal. After arriving in Middle Antiquity, the Human Emperor Sword had helped his cultivation advance by leaps and bounds, carrying him to the peak of the Earth Immortal realm.
Gaolan had thought that, with such an enormous improvement, even if he could not catch up to Great Master Lu and Fang Yang in cultivation, the gap should not be large.
But now Great Master Lu had broken through to Heavenly Immortal and advanced some way beyond it, while Fang Yang had reached the Heavenly Immortal Peak.
Against Great Master Lu, Gaolan could still contend by relying on the Human Emperor Sword. Against Fang Yang, who likewise held an Other Shore Divine Weapon, he would have no ability to stand as an equal for at least ten years.
Gaolan silently considered how he might advance the unification of north and south after returning to the future while finding a way around Fang Yang.
"Everyone's here. Let's go."
Meng Qi nodded to Fang Yang and Su Wuming, then activated the means of returning to the future. A tremendous force settled over the Dharma Bodies. Time flowed onward, pulling them toward the future where they belonged.
At that moment, only Fang Yang could keep himself motionless for a while longer. He gazed toward the White Lotus Pure Land, where