"How many years has it been? To think a Mortal World Immortal has appeared in this world."
Within a Restricted Zone, an Immortal King let out this soft sigh.
"Clan Master, this man has some karmic entanglements with our Immortal-Falling Ridge," a middle-aged True Immortal said as he stepped forward.
How powerful was an Immortal King? He understood the entire chain of events in an instant.
He had been in seclusion before, paying no attention to his tribe's affairs, and had only awakened when the Dharma-Ending Age descended. Since then, he had been busy resisting the erosion of the Dharma-Ending Aura and had never asked about these matters.
Now, he learned how Shi Yi had come to their gates carrying a True Immortal from the Restricted Zone.
"Hmph!
I said long ago that the Great Reckoning was approaching. To survive, we must stand aloof from the world and avoid entangling ourselves in mortal karma. You nearly provoked an unparalleled being of boundless potential.
Fortunately, no bitter fruit came of it. Otherwise, it would have been a great catastrophe." The Restricted Zone Sovereign snorted coldly.
He then ordered the True Immortal who had left the mountain to intercept and kill Shi Yi to face the wall on Back Mountain and reflect on his mistakes for ten thousand years, forbidding him from emerging.
The middle-aged True Immortal sighed softly. This punishment was fairly lenient, hardly severe. To a True Immortal, ten thousand years was merely the flick of a finger.
"Deliver the invitation yourself. Congratulate Shi Yi on achieving Mortal World Immortalization, then invite him to Immortal-Falling Ridge as a guest. I want to see up close just what makes this young man so special," the Restricted Zone Sovereign said.
"Yes. I shall obey your command, Clan Master."
The outside world erupted