The Grand Void Dao Palace had an extraordinary origin. It was said to be a branch of the Grand Void Grotto-Heaven within the Eastern Grand Void Heaven Domain.
The palace master of this lineage, Daoist Void Surge, was a half-step Celestial Immortal with dual Taiyi foundations. He had opened eight heavens in his day and had once been hailed alongside Ruins Divine Lord Ye as one of the two outstanding Human Race talents of the Western Abyss Sea.
This Daoist Kun Tian before them had likewise opened eight heavens and was even said to have hopes of becoming the next palace master of the Grand Void Dao Palace.
Once Chen Nianzhi understood their identities, he said with particular courtesy, "So it is you two. Please forgive my discourtesy."
Daoist Kun Tian glanced at Chen Nianzhi and did not slight him. Cupping his hands, he replied, "Fellow Daoist once slew the Flowing Flame Star Palace Lord in a single battle. With such strength, even this old man must bow in willing defeat."
"To meet you today is this old man's honor."
"Not at all."
Chen Nianzhi shook his head repeatedly, then said, "My ability to kill the master of the Flowing Flame Star Palace relied entirely on the aid of the Thousand Crows Forbidden Land. How would I dare claim the credit?"
Daoist Kun Tian smiled noncommittally before saying, "A hundred thousand years from now, an honored guest from our sect's ancestral land, the Grand Void Grotto-Heaven, will come to the West Qi Divine Abyss Sea."
"By reckoning, he is about your age, Fellow Daoist, and his strength may not differ much from yours. I imagine the two of you could become friends."
"Oh?"
Chen Nianzhi was slightly taken aback, unable to hide his surprise.
He had cultivated for hundreds of