A Hundred Years Apart, They Finally Meet

Deep within the ramparts, a woman in golden robes, veiled in gold, emerged with steady, measured steps, her hands clasped behind her back under the gaze of the multitude.

An aura unique to a Body-Refining Nascent Soul Cultivator radiated from her.

This presence instantly stirred shock among the countless body cultivators gathered in the plaza.

In Great Qin, body cultivators who could reach the Golden Core Realm were rare, and as for the Nascent Soul Realm, there was not a single one to be found.

"So powerful, this Senior Du!"

"Indeed, too strong... A Nascent Soul senior from the sacred grounds of Great Jin's body cultivation—she would surely find no equal among our own Nascent Soul cultivators of the same rank in Great Qin!"

"I truly wish to seize the opportunity of the Golden Turtle Grand Assembly to join Golden Turtle Island..."

The many body cultivators of Great Qin did not hesitate to voice their inner emotions.

"Nascent Soul Realm, first layer."

Chen Changming smiled softly to himself, recognizing Du Xiaoliang atop the ramparts at a single glance.

Over a hundred years had passed, and Du Xiaoliang had finally broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm.

He recalled when they first met; Du Xiaoliang had only been at the seventh layer of Foundation Establishment, while Chen Changming's own body-refining cultivation had been merely at the first layer.

So many years have passed, yet the gap between her body-refining cultivation and mine is not so great. All of this is thanks to the Blood Tai Sui and the Ancient Buddha Sarira...

Chen Changming sighed inwardly.

He had encountered two heaven-sent opportunities on his path of cultivation, and combined with the miraculous nature of his Heavenly Furnace Body-Forging Art, he had been able to forge ahead and catch up, resulting in the