After Daoist Lingdu returned to Upper Firmament Heaven, almost at the same time, the Upper Firmament Heaven cultivators stationed beyond the Outer Layer's Twenty-Eight Mansions also withdrew.
The Profound Venerables who had originally been preparing to encircle and kill Lian Qiang and Cai Xun likewise returned to the Upper Layer. When they learned that Lian Qiang and Cai Xun had been slain by Zhang Yu alone, who had originally gone to intercept them, they were first stunned, then deeply shaken.
As these Profound Venerables made their way back, they all believed that if Zhang Shouzheng distinguished himself in the great battle that might follow, he would surely have a place in the Profound Court one day.
For since he could destroy the present-world bodies of Lian Qiang and Cai Xun, Zhang Yu had undoubtedly reached the level of Entrusting the Void. Cultivators at the Entrusting the Void level were few even among Profound Venerables.
Upon reaching this realm, half the gates to entering the Profound Court had already opened for one. If one then established sufficient merit, one would certainly be able to take a seat there.
With the fruition of Entrusting the Void, dying halfway through one's journey was almost unheard of. Such cultivators had their spirit and qi entrusted elsewhere and generally no longer feared life or death. Just like Lian Qiang and Cai Xun, who had been destroyed this time, so long as Upper Firmament Heaven remained, they could return.
Likewise, so long as Celestial Xia endured and their spirit and qi remained, Entrusting the Void cultivators could return even after defeat. Only thus were they qualified to occupy high positions.
Thus, some of the Profound Venerables were already considering how they should befriend this man below.
Meanwhile, upon the Clear Vault Landmass, as the chime sounded,