After Pu Lu returned to seclusion, his cultivation progressed smoothly. Nearly a hundred years later, he finally reached the Void-Entrancement Realm. A thread of his divine qi was entrusted to the thread of Celestial Xia's qi left behind by Zhang Yu.
If his true body perished, he could return through it. But once that thread of Celestial Xia qi was exhausted, he would find it difficult to return again. Thus, although he had reached this realm, his cultivation had not truly reached perfection. Only by opening the gate between heaven and earth could he complete this final step.
After cultivating this method, he vaguely sensed that an even broader heaven and earth seemed to exist beyond the skies.
With a sweep of his sleeve, he opened the gate. With this level of cultivation, he now had sufficient confidence to do what he wished. He used his mana to push the gate open and stepped out from his place of seclusion.
Elder Feng Cheng sensed that he had emerged and immediately came to greet him. At a glance, he saw the changes in Pu Lu. Bowing, he said, "Congratulations, Senior Brother Sect Master."
Pu Lu smiled and nodded. "You have made progress as well, Junior Brother."
Feng Cheng looked at him.
Pu Lu's smile faded somewhat. "Is something the matter?"
Feng Cheng said, "Reporting to Senior Brother, an envoy from Famed Continent has arrived. He says he was sent by the various sects of Famed Continent. He has been in our sect for quite some time, but we told him the Sect Master was in seclusion, so we did not pay him much heed. Still, he has refused to leave."
Pu Lu said, "Why has he come here?"
Feng Cheng said, "It is said that an extremely fierce cultivator from beyond