Three hundred years after Little White broke through to the Sage Realm, Primordial Heavenly Venerable reached the Sage Realm as well.
A mighty surge of power erupted from the Jade Void Palace, then vanished in an instant.
The many disciples in secluded cultivation all knew what it meant: their master had become a sage!
The Chan Sect disciples raced to spread the news and gathered outside the Jade Void Palace. When they saw Primordial Heavenly Venerable emerge, they cried out in unison, "Welcome back, Master!"
Primordial Heavenly Venerable looked at his many disciples and grand-disciples and nodded in satisfaction. "Mm."
His twelve disciples had all reached the early Daluo Golden Immortal stage as well. With his Sage Realm strength, he could see their karma. His disciples and grand-disciples stood in clearly defined groups. They were few in number, but every one of them was an elite.
The saying that those in the Sage Realm were untouched by karma actually meant that they could see every living being's karmic threads. Severing a thread that did not affect them naturally had no consequences for them.
For example, a Chan Sect disciple might kill a Sect of the Heavens disciple while competing over a fortuitous opportunity. The victim's master would seek revenge and track down the killer's master. That master would then find a Personal Disciple, who would go crying to Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable, and Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerable would charge over to kill them. That was a karmic thread. It would also form bridges to countless possible events and people, eventually weaving an enormous web.
That was only an example. In reality, once someone reached the Sage Realm, who had time to bother with such trivial matters? They were all studying the Great Dao. Their disciples could handle everything else for