The Crow's Nest Banquet had ended some time ago. Which prodigy had stolen the show, which supreme expert had broken into the top ten of the Supreme Rankings, which supposedly invincible somebody had joined a True Immortal family—
No one cared about any of that news.
Lately, the entire world had been talking about one thing.
The Great Fiend had slain a True Immortal while still within the Human Dao!
Nothing like it had happened since the Creation of Heaven and Earth. From the moment it occurred, it was destined to shake the world and endure through the ages.
Meng Chuan's real name no longer mattered. People would remember only the Great Fiend's invincible bearing, and those words: "Ant of the Immortal Dao, you dare bare your fangs?"
They preferred to call him the Great Fiend—a Great Fiend who could kill a True Immortal with ease!
Meng Chuan remained in Crow's Nest City, constantly sensing how Heaven and Earth responded to the legendary image of the Great Fiend, then adjusting it step by step.
He had already adjusted the image in several different directions.
Sometimes, for instance, the "Great Fiend" seemed too cold and vicious, so Meng Chuan made subtle adjustments.
Rumors began circulating about the Great Fiend's secret romantic escapades, and people passed them around with relish.
Those seemed to catch their interest even more.
Meng Chuan also invented an origin for the "Great Fiend," one rooted in this world. As a child, he had stumbled upon a wondrous opportunity. Gifted beyond compare, he had advanced by leaps and bounds, cultivating in the place where he had found that opportunity until he could progress no further. Only then had he emerged.
No sooner had he emerged than he encountered the Crow's Nest Banquet. Then he killed a True Immortal,