This door was the same as the redwood gate they had encountered when they met the Great Void Patriarch before. It was also this red gate that had led Zhao Fu to guess the Great Void Patriarch's identity.
Beside the red wooden gate stood a thousand guards, each a thousand meters tall and clad in armor. With solemn expressions and powerful auras, they stood watch there, refusing to let anyone approach. Anyone who drew near would inevitably be attacked.
In the past, anyone who wished to enter the third layer had to earn the guards' approval before they could pass through this redwood gate.
Zhao Fu still clearly remembered the guards' strength. A casual movement from them could trigger a disaster, and they had held themselves high above all others, viewing everyone as ants.
Now, all one thousand guards knelt before Zhao Fu in excitement and agitation, asking, "I-Is it you, Master? Have you returned?"
These guards were not monsters of the Forbidden Land or void beasts. They had once served under the Great Void Patriarch and were immensely loyal to him. Even though he had never returned, they had obeyed his orders and guarded this place for countless years.
Seeing the guards, the Great Void Patriarch said, "Mm! All of you, rise."
Hearing that familiar voice and confirming that their master had truly returned, the countless guards were so overjoyed they nearly went mad. They had waited for so many years, and at last their master had returned. The emotions in their hearts were beyond words.
In truth, if not for Zhao Fu, they would never have seen the Great Void Patriarch again in their lives. They would have continued waiting here forever.
The guards rose from the ground. The leading guard said excitedly, "Master! We have truly waited