Heaven and earth shifted; winds swept the clouds into a roil.
A faint Aura Pressure drifted down from every quarter of the sky, and golden light appeared now and then among the clouds.
At that moment, the spectacle covered almost the entire northern sky. Even parts of the south were affected.
"An omen like this means someone has touched the laws of heaven and earth. They're about to step Beyond the Mundane and ascend!"
In the Great Hua Secret Realm, Daoyinzi stood atop a mountain and looked up. His gaze pierced the barrier around the Secret Realm, revealing the changes in the sky outside. A trace of foreboding rose in his heart.
"A Buddhist adept Beyond the Mundane has only just ascended, and now someone else is about to cross that threshold. The timing is rather too convenient..."
A streak of Sword Light descended nearby. Yan Yin Zi, whom he had not seen in a long while, landed and immediately said, "Senior Brother, look how far this omen spreads! This can't be a cultivator refining himself through the Qi Refining Method. I'm afraid someone is attaining immortality through Incense!"
Daoyinzi turned to his junior brother and frowned. "I sent you to the Huai Region to help Master Soaring. Why are you back already?"
"Don't ask." Yan Yin Zi put away his Long Sword and walked over to his senior brother. "I was nearly there when omens started erupting across the sky over the Huai Region..."
He pointed overhead.
"They were even grander than this one's. Once that fellow started fighting, he was every bit as formidable as someone Beyond the Mundane. He was invincible in the Huai Region—sharper than the sword in my hand. Tell me, Senior Brother, why would I go stick my nose in? Master Soaring had just