North Vault Heaven, Void Lodge.
Daoist Zhengqing was observing the void from the palace terrace of Sky City, with a sharp-eyed, spirited Daoist boy at his side.
Although Upper Firmament Heaven and Nether City had withdrawn from the void, the evil gods still existed. Moreover, amid the fluctuations of the Turbid Tide some time ago, he had sensed that something seemed to be stirring.
By past understanding, the Turbid Tide only affected the Inner Layer. Yet now, it seemed highly likely to trigger changes in the depths of the void as well. If the Turbid Tide made further disturbances, such sensations ought to become clearer.
Just then, light flickered behind him, and Cen Chuan's Primordial Spirit appeared. He cupped his hands in greeting behind Zhengqing and said, "Senior Brother."
The Daoist boy turned and bowed to him. "Martial Uncle Cen."
Daoist Zhengqing looked ahead, his back to him. "Your place of guardianship is Flourishing Harmony Prefecture. Why have you come here?"
Cen Chuan said, "I previously heard Zhong Weiwu and the others mention that after Upper Firmament Heaven was destroyed, they calculated that the fortunes of the Profound Method cultivators would flourish greatly. Did you not say that you wished to discuss Dao methods with that Court Executive Zhang? I therefore wished to ask, when did you discuss matters with him?"
Only after a while did Daoist Zhengqing say, "The time is not right."
Cen Chuan tentatively asked, "Is it because of that barrier?"
Though he was not one who had obtained the Void-Reality Mutual Generation Achievement, his master's lineage had endured for a long time, and he vaguely knew some things.
Once cultivators reached this realm, they all had a barrier to cross. If they could not pass it, the outcome would likely be far from good. Thus, some