Ever since word spread that the supreme beings of the Chaos Dao Court were about to arrive, the entire Ancient Heavenly Court had been abuzz.
Outside the South Heaven Gate, the immortals had long since assembled in ranks to await them.
Their expressions were solemn, yet filled with excitement they could barely conceal.
Clouds churned beneath their feet, celestial music rang through the void, and the entire Heavenly Court held its breath for this moment.
When Shichen and the others came into view, every immortal dropped to their knees and cried out in unison:
"We respectfully welcome the supreme beings of the Chaos Dao Court to the Ancient Heavenly Court!!!"
Their voices rose as one, resounding through the clouds.
Standing atop a cloud, Shichen looked down at the kneeling immortals and waved a hand lightly.
"Rise. There's no need for all this. Just pretend we aren't here."
The immortals cupped their hands and voiced their assent.
But despite his words, not a single one dared take them to heart.
If anyone actually dared pretend they weren't there, Di Jun, the Heavenly Emperor, would send that person to the Netherworld the very next day to fight the Twelve Ancestral Witches single-handedly.
Just then,
"Big brother! You're back!"
A figure rushed out through the South Heaven Gate.
Everyone looked closely and saw a striking, valiant figure clad in golden battle robes, blazing solar divine flame swirling around him. Behind him, ten suns across the sky shone with boundless radiance!
This was none other than Taiyi, whose body had once been seized by a transmigrator!
After countless origin cycles, he had finally succeeded in taking form again and returned to this world.
Seeing Taiyi rush out so recklessly, Di Jun immediately frowned and sternly reprimanded him:
"Didn't I tell you that my master