After a long while!
Li Shiyi stood on the deck of the Dao Sword Sect's flying vessel and let out a long sigh. There were now two pieces of news.
The good news: those freakish Sky Prodigies of Central Province had all withdrawn from the world, and Chen Qiu had also broken through to the Nascent Soul Realm. That meant Chen Qiu could no longer enter Prodigy Road either, greatly reducing Li Shiyi's competitive pressure.
The bad news: he had withdrawn from the world too.
There was only a little over half a year left before Prodigy Road. He had deliberately suppressed his cultivation at Golden Core Peak Great Perfection for so long precisely to secure a sufficiently good ranking on Prodigy Road.
And yet—
And yet, he had now withdrawn from the world. It meant all his efforts during this period had gone down the drain.
Above the nine heavens, within the Celestial Palace.
Chen Qiu stood alone within the Celestial Palace. A red carpet of indiscernible material served as the central aisle, dividing the palace down the middle.
Twelve circular platforms stood in neat rows on either side of the carpet.
At this moment, statues over thirty meters tall had already risen from two of the circular platforms.
And the additional statue!
Was astonishingly the scene of him standing upon the sea in green robes just moments ago.
He stood alone upon the sea with his hands clasped behind his back, his body straight as a pine tree. He held a jade paper fan, and his gaze was filled with the compassion of one who pitied all under heaven, along with an unwillingness to witness slaughter.
The entire statue exuded an air of benevolence that embraced the world.
It formed a stark contrast with the murderous statue opposite