In the Dao Realm, Wushi opened his eyes. He felt the impact on his own Great Dao and looked toward the Cosmic Desolate Frontier. Though his Great Dao seemed on the verge of collapse, he smiled.
"Fellow Daoist Friend, you really did pull through."
Wushi thought of the Black Hand behind the curtain in the deepest reaches of the Dao Realm and sighed at how hard the Great Accomplishment Sacred Body's path to Sainthood had been. At least the secret things he had done specifically because of Gu Cang's constitution had not been in vain.
"But where on earth did The Ancient One go?"
Wushi thought again of The Ancient One, who had achieved Attainment of the Dao before him. It was strange: after he achieved Attainment of the Dao, she vanished without a trace. He had searched Heaven and earth and found no sign of her.
"If she weren't the Heavenly Emperor's friend, I'd suspect something had happened to her."
That was what Wushi thought. Years of fruitless searching had also left him with a few suspicions.
In fact, it was not just Wushi who was puzzled. The Dao Realm Gods and All Living Beings in the Universe wondered the same thing.
Where had Great Emperor The Ancient One gone?
Heavenly might surged and the Great Dao trembled. Everyone was startled into looking toward the Cosmic Desolate Frontier. Some powerful cultivators recognized that familiar disturbance, and horror crossed their faces.
"Is this... someone achieving Attainment of the Dao?"
"There's no mistaking it! This was the disturbance when Great Emperor Wushi defied Heaven and achieved Attainment of the Dao!"
The news spread across the entire Universe in an instant.
Someone was achieving Attainment of the Dao!
"Who? Besides Wushi, could anyone else do such a thing?" All Living Beings found