The old Daoist Yuan Liuzi reached the Flat Peach Forest at once.
But before he could enter the forest, a white crane descended from the sky.
The crane landed and spun on the spot, transforming into a child with hair tied in two knots. Smiling, he said to the old Daoist, "Yuan Liuzi, the master already knows why you've come. Follow me."
"Sorry for the trouble, Martial Uncle." Yuan Liuzi hurriedly bowed and followed the child deeper into the forest, where he saw the long-haired man who guarded the Starweave Ranking.
Before Yuan Liuzi could speak, the long-haired man ordered, "Thunder has arisen from heaven, a sign that a new path is taking shape. Send people to the Central Plains at once and investigate."
Yuan Liuzi froze, then asked, "May I ask, Patriarch, is the one who glimpsed this path from the Central Plains? Which kingdom is he from?"
"Anyone who can glimpse a path is no ordinary person. Calculation cannot pin him down, nor can fate reveal his origins. Even confirming that he was in the Central Plains cost me three hundred years of Dao Attainment." The long-haired man waved a hand. "Enough talk. Go investigate. If we're late and Mount Zhongnan gains the advantage, this great undertaking will become harder still."
"As you command."
"Oh, one more thing." The long-haired man seemed to remember something. "Now that everything is coming to light, the timing is right. The Divine Treasury Entrance will soon stabilize, so have the Reincarnated Immortals gather. Schemes were already hidden among those five immortals and six people. We may as well follow the current."
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Thunderclap rolled across the sky, spreading in every direction!
Eastward it reached the boundless sea, northward the endless glaciers, southward the Hundred Thousand Mountains, and westward the countless