From below, it was impossible to see the Ninefold Heavens in their entirety.
He Pingsheng tilted his head back, but could see only a point of light!
Endless astral winds descended from overhead, blowing toward him without pause.
Those astral winds carried a trace of chaos, but as they blew down beneath the Ninefold Heavens, that trace grew weaker and weaker until it vanished.
The chaos elements transformed into the Five Elements Daoist Law.
"Halt!" Three women and one man swooped down from a spot in the void, surrounding He Pingsheng once again.
He Pingsheng looked them over!
They were still the same three Great All-Encompassing Golden Immortals who had intercepted him last time.
"You again!"
"Not bad! It's only been a few thousand years, and you're already a Great All-Encompassing Golden Immortal. Impressive, impressive..."
The woman in the lead looked at He Pingsheng and gave him a thumbs-up. "But your luck isn't very good. Last time you came, there were still four thousand years before the Heaven Ascension Gathering ended. This time, it's already the next Heaven Ascension Gathering!"
"You... will have to wait again!"
He Pingsheng asked, "How long?"
The woman said, "At least another eight thousand years!"
He Pingsheng smiled, raised his head, and glanced at the tiny patch of light overhead.
Because he was so far from the nine heavens, all he could see of the Ninefold Heavens was a blurry patch of light.
But he could indeed sense the aura of the chaos astral wind.
"Uh..." Gazing overhead, He Pingsheng exhaled deeply and asked, "Fellow Daoists, the Ninefold Heavens were formed by nature and belong to all living beings of the Heavenly Ruins!"
"It's understandable that the Dao Lords are holding the Heaven Ascension Gathering now, but since I've come this far, I intend to