The five Immortal Kings had been suppressed, and the disturbance on the Dam had only just subsided.
At the Dam's summit, Jiang Yun stood like a Divine Spirit towering proudly between heaven and earth, his head raised toward the sky.
His ink-black hair streamed freely in the ripples of the Grand Dao blowing in from the Sea of Realms, like supple black silk woven into a breathtaking scene.
The light of the Five Secret Realms shone across his body, dazzling as the brightest stars in the night sky.
Within him, patterns of symbols flickered like the paths of mysterious stars. Gates opened and closed, as though leading to boundless unknown worlds, unlocking the treasures of his flesh.
Above his head, auspicious radiance rose and wove itself into a gradually sharpening mass of Dao Light.
Mysterious and powerful, that light was like a brilliant pearl of endless allure. It seemed to hold every secret in the world, inspiring awe in all who saw it.
Jiang Yun's aura grew ever stronger, his cultivation rising like bamboo shoots after spring rain.
Within him, gates opened one after another, like the doors of hidden treasuries waiting to be explored.
The treasures of the human body, manifold divine abilities, and endless mysteries of runes were engraved in his blood and carved into his bones.
The light blazed. Countless symbols of the Grand Dao passed through him like nimble spirits, as though weaving him a mighty suit of armor.
That mass of undying light was still only hazy Dao Light, not the true Sixth Secret Realm.
"Sixth Secret Realm, arise!"
Jiang Yun's low shout rang like a great bronze bell through the entire Sea of Realms.
The Source World gathered within him once more. Like a surging river, it rose from the Sea of Reincarnation in