Body Integration in One Lifetime

"Is this... a ripple of the Great Dao?"

Inside a cave abode.

A middle-aged man was expounding the Dao to Liu Qing when he suddenly paused, then turned his gaze toward a low hill nearby.

This man was Liu Qing's father, Divine Wood True Monarch.

He could not have been more familiar with that aura.

Or rather, he would never forget it for all eternity.

"Father?"

Seeing his father so unusually distracted, Liu Qing called softly.

Only upon hearing Liu Qing's voice did Divine Wood True Monarch return to his senses. His eyes shone brightly. "White Jade Capital has gained another True Monarch. Judging by these ripples of the Great Dao, his foundation is truly terrifying. Even this old man feels ashamed of his own inferiority."

"A True Monarch?"

Liu Qing was first stunned, then overjoyed.

Looking across all of White Jade Capital, who else could achieve Body Integration?

Naturally, it could only be Li Rui of Evergreen Peak.

White Jade Capital had always said that Li Rui was the person closest to becoming a True Monarch, yet over these years, Li Rui had shown no sign of breaking through, making even Liu Qing anxious for him. Now, at last, the melon ripened and fell from its stem.

"Evergreen is really going to make it?"

Though he had long been mentally prepared, when it truly happened, waves still churned in Liu Qing's heart.

When they had first met.

Li Rui's cultivation had been weaker than his, yet now Li Rui was a great stride ahead, about to cross the boundary between mortal and immortal and become a True Monarch.

Such were the uneven heights of life.

How could he not sigh with emotion?

"Yan Kong, we were destined never to catch up to Evergreen in this lifetime."

Liu Qing smiled.