Yet they could not help but sigh softly. After all, who could claim to remain unchanged for ten thousand years upon ten thousand years? Who could speak of eternal youth and immortality, of an undying Daoist lineage?
It seemed no one could mention such things.
Yet over the course of five eras, the Immortal Path's Providence had remained ever flourishing, as though it had never truly entered a period of decline.
They had also heard of the time after Sword Mountain opened its gates and returned to the present age.
Many other fellow disciples of Sword Mountain had likewise said that it was likely because the Nine Heavens' source, Earth Continent, had been occupied by the Immortal Path. As the days and months passed, one side waned while the other waxed.
The Spirit Path was confined within ordinary heavens and earth, within ordinary realms, while this Immortal Path walked through the one and only heaven and earth among all paths during the proper era, comprehending the principles of heaven and earth.
Thus, one side rose day by day. Even if the other wished to catch up, the gulf between their worlds was vast, and the chasm between their Dao sources plain to see. Catching up from behind was no easy feat.
Because of this, many disciples attributed the flourishing of this Immortal Path to the foundations of heaven and earth.
Yet in the eyes of these two, their thoughts differed considerably from the prevailing views among the sect's disciples.
This was also because they had been stationed in this sea region, which guarded an entrance to the Southern Sea connected to Earth Continent. Cultivators had always rarely come here.
Yet thanks to the drifting Floating Light from long ago, they had often witnessed the sights of Earth Continent and the