Before him, all twelve Spirit Transformation cultivators of the small world bowed to the ground.
Ripples stirred in their hearts, bringing back many memories of the past.
Three thousand years was a long time even for Spirit Transformation cultivators. Half their lifespans had passed; they had already reached the half-century mark of their Spirit Transformation lives.
And yet, even so,
They still did not dare forget Tu Shan.
For forgetting Tu Shan, forgetting the Tu Shan Code, meant death.
"Everyone, it has been a long time."
"Please rise."
Jiang Ding nodded slightly.
A quiet sigh rose in his heart.
When he had last seen these old acquaintances, they had only recently advanced to Spirit Transformation. They had been brimming with ambition, like people in the prime of life, with countless possibilities seemingly ahead of them.
Yet a mere three thousand years later, traces of age had appeared among them.
Many of his fellow Daoists were already in the later years of their lives.
"Mu Tianxue, how old are you?"
Jiang Ding asked.
Of everyone present, Mu Tianxue was the oldest.
In the past, countless people had been older than her—Divine Crow True Lord, Tianyang True Lord, Six-Finger Old Devil, and others. But all those elders had died. None had advanced to Spirit Transformation.
"Your Heavenly Lordship, I am five thousand five hundred and seventy-two years old."
Mu Tianxue cupped her hands as she reported.
"And you, Han Lin?"
Jiang Ding asked again.
"Little Uncle Master, this disciple is a little over five thousand."
Azure Cloud Celestial Lord Han Lin scratched the back of his head.
"Your Heavenly Lordship, the same is true of me."
Great Love Celestial Lord bowed respectfully.
"My lord, Azure Cloud Celestial Lord and I are about the same age, only a year or two apart," Celestial