The Heavenly Prodigies of the Immortal Ancient Era seemed not to hear Meng Chuan and the others talking.
From time to time, streaks of light crossed the sky and Ancient Beasts roared as they entered the depths of the Purple Bamboo Forest.
According to the girls, including the one holding a Qilin, these were all great figures of the Immortal Dao.
They would even get to hear those great figures expound the Dao later.
Clang!
A vast bell toll suddenly rang out. A great bell entered from outside and crossed the sky, its sound carrying a power that cleansed Primordial Spirits and purified Magical Power.
"Lord Wuzhong is here!" a Heavenly Prodigy shouted, revealing the Immortal Bell's master.
As the great bell passed overhead, Meng Chuan felt a broken bell stirring inside his Grotto-Heaven, answering the bell outside.
The one in Meng Chuan's Grotto-Heaven was the Bell of Wuzhong of the present. The one crossing above the Purple Bamboo Forest was the Bell of Wuzhong of the past.
Their master was Immortal King Wuzhong!
"Immortal King Wuzhong," Meng Chuan murmured.
"Yes, yes! It's Lord Immortal King Wuzhong!" The Immortal Phoenix girl looked thrilled, as though she had just seen her idol.
"But I heard Lord Wuzhong has been studying a peerless art, and something has gone wrong with his body."
"Nonsense. Lord Wuzhong is invincible under heaven. How could anything go wrong with him?"
They discussed him there with boundless reverence for an Immortal King, yet they did not fall silent in fear or shy away from talking about him.
The Immortal Ancient Era truly was open and harmonious.
Other great figures arrived besides Immortal King Wuzhong.
A Purple-Gold Great Path stretched in from outside. A hazy middle-aged man walked upon it, imposing beyond measure.
A Dharma Artifact floated above