"The mighty Human Race cultivator, Nangong Zheng, has arrived!"
Just as Lu Chen was enjoying a lively conversation with the other prodigies of his generation, the arrival of another great figure drew everyone's attention.
Even the mighty rulers of the world were no exception. Shocked, they rose to their feet and stepped out of the hall to welcome Nangong Zheng.
Several years earlier, the Bronze Immortal Palace, rumored to hold an opportunity to become immortal, had appeared in the Southern Region. Nangong Zheng and many ancient elders nearing the end of their lifespans had ventured inside.
Everyone had thought that, like the worthies before him, he would never reappear in the world. Yet now, just as the Jade Pool Flat Peach Gathering was about to begin, he had returned. How could this not draw the attention of those mighty rulers? It concerned the secret of attaining immortality, something no cultivator could ignore.
"Nangong Zheng, the mighty cultivator who sought to stake everything on a lifetime as an immortal!" Lu Chen looked at Nangong Zheng in the distance, surrounded by Holy Lords and sect leaders, then glanced at Ye Fan beside him. He knew a storm of staggering proportions was about to descend.
"Nangong Zheng has returned! Has he learned the secrets of immortals?"
"He actually emerged alive from the Bronze Immortal Palace. Could he really have seen an immortal?"
Throughout Jade Pool, the cultivators' conversations all converged on Nangong Zheng.
"I was fortunate enough to escape the Bronze Immortal Palace. It once contained black-and-yellow essence, imperial blood..." Nangong Zheng entered the main hall with the Holy Lords, and fragments of his words drifted out.
Great Immortal Nangong... Was it his dazzling talent or good fortune that allowed him to escape the Bronze Immortal Palace? Lu Chen gazed toward the hall