Zhang Yuan's heart was as still as water.
He felt no sorrow over losing his Dao Domain.
His cultivation at celestial person perfection remained intact. This meant that the [Great Grotto Yin-Scenery Immortal Domain] had not vanished after being sucked into the black hole. He only needed to wait for the black hole's power to run out, and the [Great Grotto Yin-Scenery Immortal Domain] would see the light of day again. Then he could reclaim it as his Dao Domain.
The black hole was still exerting suction, but perhaps because it had swallowed an entire Dao Domain, its pull had weakened considerably. It could no longer drag Zhang Yuan off the summit, only draw away the celestial conceptual image and Dharma Body qi-blood remaining within him from a distance.
"My conceptual image is draining away. Swallowing my Dao Domain wasn't enough for you-you won't even spare the little conceptual image I have left."
Sensing his conceptual image and qi-blood ebbing away, Zhang Yuan clenched his fists, unconcerned, and looked ahead.
At that moment, there were three objects and two people atop Sky Mountain.
The people were naturally the Mysterious Court's two Great Immortal Lords-[Immortal Lord Xuancong Chuirui] and [Immortal Lord Youhuang Miefa]. The objects were Sky Mountain's original Mysterious Court Hall, the countless bluestone fragments suspended in midair, and the ancient stone stele standing atop the summit: the two Golden Positions, [Chaos Platform] and [Stone Guardian], manifested in physical form.
Zhang Yuan gave the two Great Immortal Lords a slight nod of greeting.
"It has been no easy journey for you, young friend," [Immortal Lord Xuancong Chuirui] said with considerable feeling.
[Immortal Lord Youhuang Miefa] nodded in agreement.
It truly had been anything but easy.
How many unforeseen incidents had arisen along his path to true-seeking Dao attainment? For a