"Once, in the Immortal Realm, there was a man who cultivated both Buddha and demon, entering the Dao through vow power and demonic thoughts."
"That man was named Fan Tianshu, with the Daoist title Immortal Lord Jizhao. At the height of his power, his cultivation and strength were no less than those of Immortal Lord Li Jiuyào."
With a silent sigh, Ren Yunzong's somewhat heavy voice followed.
Li Jiuyào?
Su Shi'er's eyelids twitched faintly.
He might not have known what others in the Immortal Realm were capable of, but he did know something of Li Jiuyào.
Li Jiuyuan had been formed when Li Jiuyào transformed part of himself into an independent incarnation. In a sense, he could be considered the former Li Jiuyào.
Even with his cultivation realm and strength greatly diminished, Li Jiuyuan had already given the Cultivation World headaches and grief for over a thousand years.
Yet the master of the Dharma Wheel before them had once stood on equal footing with Li Jiuyào.
That identity alone was enough to ensure Su Shi'er did not dare underestimate him in the slightest.
Not to mention that, judging from the situation, the upheaval in the Immortal Ruins was clearly inseparable from this man.
"Immortal Lord Jizhao..."
Su Shi'er murmured softly. As his words fell, the formation they stood within suddenly shuddered violently, Array Seals surfacing within it.
From the enormous Dharma Wheel in the sky, a calm voice slowly rang out.
"The Immortal Realm is gone, and Immortal Lord Jizhao vanished alongside the Immortal Realm of old.
"Now... I prefer others to call me Demon Buddha Jizhao!"
The voice was not loud, and it carried not the slightest ripple of emotion.
Yet as the words fell, black-and-gold radiance rapidly intertwined between heaven and earth.
Beneath the Dharma Wheel, a tall,