Three years later.
That Reincarnation Dao Venerable descended upon the Yu Clan's banquet and openly declared before all the Immortals that he wished to challenge Chen Xun, asking for his guidance.
The air fell silent.
The atmosphere turned strangely delicate.
Yet Chen Xun still "rewarded" him. With a single pointing finger, heaven and earth were pierced through. A world-shaking rainbow streaked into the Three Thousand Star Domains, reaching straight to the Reincarnation Clan's dojo. At the center of that rainbow was the Nine Tribulations Dao Venerable, letting out a heaven-shaking scream.
His entire Immortal Body seemed to have been suppressed by heaven and earth itself. Even his hair trembled violently beneath that pressure, as though the Immortal Dao he cultivated had ceased to exist. Despair emptied his mind clean.
Later.
This Dao Venerable was sent back home. Lian Qingyue sighed softly and retrieved him in the Star Domain, bringing him back to the clan grounds. But the instant he caught him, his expression changed drastically!
"Dao Ancestor...!"
Rumble...
A heaven-shaking pressure surged forth. Later, he too became a part of that rainbow.
Sun-Moon Immortal Territory.
The rivers still surged onward without end, vast and magnificent.
News of the Dao Ancestor's return could not reach this place, and they did not know any Dao Ancestor.
Today.
Heaven Cauldron Immortal Sect.
This sect's dojo floated above the Jiang River and was one of the Sun-Moon Immortal Territory's foremost lineages.
Clamorous voices rang out through the mountains and rivers within it. Disciples from every side raised their heads to look at the sky.
"A rainbow pierces the sun—a sign of great fortune..."
"This is the first time I've seen such a phenomenon. It's truly astonishing."
"Quiet!"
Suddenly, a cold voice descended from the air. It belonged to the Immortal Sect's Elder