Cloud Province, Beginning Metal Mountain.
Long Geng Blessed Land, Heavenly Metal Peak, Gengqiu Palace.
Upon the divine altar, an immortal statue shone brilliantly.
Clad in armor and resting a hand on a sword, the immortal statue radiated boundless killing might. It seemed the master of every blade and weapon in the mortal world. Within its dark-gold eyes appeared myriad visions: Venus traversing the heavens, Shen and Shang forever apart.
[True Lord Autumn's Beginning, Shen Geng Bai Yi]
At that moment, a change occurred in the immortal statue's eyes.
Shen and Shang briefly met.
Below the divine altar, two True Persons stood in respectful attendance, both bowing with solemn expressions.
One looked like a young man, his features noble and reserved. Wearing golden robes and a golden sword, he carried something of a great aristocratic clan's pampered extravagance. Yet now, he dared not utter a sound.
He was none other than True Person Wanjin, Mei Jianzhen!
This Geng metal True Person had already reached the Purple Mansion late stage and recently attained [baleful Shen renewal]! He had apparently gained an insight after the thunder stirred in the Northern Sea, then broken through smoothly.
Before him stood another man in golden robes. Somewhat older, he had a lean face, clear eyes, and a slender build. Having finished his bow, he was now taking out a star chart to calculate something with meticulous care.
True Person Wankong, Mei Jiankong, a powerful cultivator of the late stage of void.
"Elder brother, have you worked it out?"
Wanjin furtively poked his head out from behind him and glanced at the star chart. Apparently seeing something unbelievable, he froze-
"Shoo, shoo."
Wankong pushed his younger clansman's head aside, looking thoroughly exasperated. His cultivation had advanced at a pace ranking among the foremost in Tai Zhen's history,