Boom!
Rumble!
Before Gu Lisheng had finished speaking, two figures shot into the sky, their momentum vast and mighty. They had no time to ask questions, no time to look further, and charged straight beyond the heavens. Even the Primordial River beyond the heavens made way for them.
They were Black Bull and Nangong Hueling, who wielded a sliver of the Primordial River's authority.
They vanished in the blink of an eye, so swiftly that the others had not even finished processing the news.
Wah!
Gu Lisheng lay flat upon the ground of the mineral vein, his entire body trembling as he spat out another mouthful of immortal blood. Yet he continued calling for Futian. Only he—only he could save Chen Xun...
Blood splashed from his ten fingers as they dug fiercely into the Heavenly Foundation Stone.
Even Gu Lisheng's eyes trembled. That calm voice still echoed endlessly in his mind:
"...Gu Lisheng, wait for my return."
Today, Chen Xun had forcibly carved out a path to survival from the Void Will and the Great World Heavenly Dao. He could have stepped straight into the heavens himself, yet he had given that path of life to Gu Lisheng and taken on the karma of the Supreme Unity Immortal Court.
"Gu Lisheng, back then, I failed to save my sect, failed to save the Nine Provinces, and failed to fight alongside your imperial father once more. If I still cannot save you brat now, that would truly be a regret."
"I cannot forget those years on the Chaos Ancient Road, nor do I need to."
"Go boldly. I'm not dead yet."
Chen Xun's vast, oppressive voice resounded within his Immortal Sense. Gu Lisheng's throat was hoarse as he could not help letting out a beastlike roar, his eyes growing ever