Lin Fan sighed softly. If the day came when he truly had to tread that road of no return, parting in life and death would be inevitable. He only hoped he would leave no more regrets.
Boom!
That day, a tremendous rumble caused a great commotion. Meng Tianzheng, unseen for centuries, successfully emerged from seclusion, having lived into another lifetime.
His Extreme Dao power surged, his blood and vitality soaring into the Starry Expanse. The richness of his life force startled everyone.
There was not a trace of age left in him. His face was free of wrinkles, his hair jet-black. He looked every bit a young man.
"The First Elder looks even younger than me!" The Heavenly Horned Ant was astounded. At over a thousand years old, he did indeed look more mature.
After all, this lifetime was tantamount to a new birth for Meng Tianzheng. He looked no different from a youth of seventeen or eighteen, save for the vicissitudes filling his eyes.
"Whoa! A million-year-old geezer turned into a young lad, with such tender skin, too. How miraculous!" Cao Yusheng chuckled.
Upon hearing the news, he had hurried back from the Supreme Path. They had all once been students of the Heavenly Deity Academy and held the First Elder in deep respect.
Although the Heavenly Deity Academy had long since disbanded, they still called Meng Tianzheng the First Elder, treating him as their teacher and elder.
Without question, Meng Tianzheng's rebirth was a momentous event worthy of celebration, and a banquet was held for the occasion.
"Why don't I see Shi Hao? Is he in seclusion?" Meng Tianzheng asked in puzzlement, brimming with youthful vigor.
Someone from the Heavenly Court explained that Shi Hao had gone to the Immortal Domain to attend a grand gathering on the