"What? Grand Elder Tian Heng is here?"
Li Dan found the news just as unbelievable.
Truly, speak of no man by day and no ghost by night-they had merely mentioned this titan in idle conversation, and somehow summoned him for real.
Still, with fierce fighting raging around the Golden Wind and Jade Dew Houses and tensions running high between the Righteous and Demonic Paths, it was only natural that he, a Renowned Master of the Righteous Path, would concern himself with affairs here.
Moreover, Yu Zhen had just hinted to Li Dan at another major reason.
Tian Heng... truly had grown old!
As a Grand Elder of the Spirit Taming Sect's older generation, Tian Heng was already nearly a hundred and twenty. Despite his profound cultivation and deep reserves, he had inevitably entered his declining years and stood with one foot in the grave.
This was the sorrow of every mighty expert in the Age of Dharma Decline.
However they cultivated or strove to advance, they could only sustain a lifespan of a little over a hundred years.
Once they passed a hundred, their essence blood deteriorated, and even their cultivation and strength declined. They had no choice but to confront birth, aging, sickness, and death.
As early as twenty years ago, Tian Heng had devoted himself to the Cloud Summit Gathering, bringing together the Flying Immortal Records held by the various factions to unravel the mystery of the Secret Cult's true legacy.
Why had he been so eager? Because he had already been approaching a hundred then.
Now, at long last, the Shadow King had been captured and the Venerable's whereabouts exposed. With such an excellent opportunity to recover the Star Map missing for twenty years, and even delve into its hidden secrets, how could he sit still and