Saint Origin Continent, Void Sage Garden.
The Void Sage Garden was a vital site of the Human Race, ringed by trees and carpeted with lush green grass.
Statues of Void Sages stood throughout the garden. Though clearly lifeless objects, they radiated faint light. Anyone who approached could feel the immense power within them, surging outward in every direction like an unending tide.
With the aid of the Sacred Academy, the Sages, and the power of the Human Race, the divine sense the Void Sages had left between heaven and earth would not dissipate. Instead, it would gradually grow stronger, sheltering the Human Race.
For some of the strongest Void Sages, such as Bai Qi, Han Xin, and Qin Shi Huang, the amount of divine sense they had left between heaven and earth already approached that of an ordinary Half-Sage. However, there was still no means of raising a fallen Void Sage to the rank of Half-Sage. At most, they could be granted the honorary title of Half-Sage, leaving their power ultimately inferior to that of a true Half-Sage.
The current keeper of the Void Sage Garden was an unremarkable Great Scholar named Shi Jiaxin. Already a hundred and twelve years old, he was bent and hunched, with one foot in the grave.
Shi Jiaxin stood at the entrance to the Void Sage Garden, looking inside.
Statues of Void Sages crowded the interior, but outside stood a pedestal with no statue upon it.
Shi Jiaxin sighed softly. Fang Yun's statue had originally stood on that pedestal, but unfortunately, it had cracked and been moved into the garden's storage shed. It would be disposed of in a few days. A new statue was being made and would soon be finished.
Shi Jiaxin gently shook his head. Hunched over and leaning on his