The human race had a saying: wherever there were people, there was jianghu. This applied equally to the Myriad Monster Realm and its Great Sages. Within the Sage Ranking's domain, the Great Sages had split into several groups. The Upper Clans, Lower Clans, sea clans, and others gathered together; within each clan, those on good terms clustered together, though there were naturally also Upper Clans and Lower Clans that were friendly, as well as clans that harbored grudges against one another.
Yet as the Saints spoke softly and patiently, they all kept their attention fixed upon the Sage Ranking.
"Boom..." A tremendous clap of thunder rose from the void. "Crack, crack, crack..." A series of crisp sounds rang out as lightning appeared once more.
"Quick..." The Great Ape King was the most impatient and hurriedly said, "A Great Sage has truly been born! Quickly, see which spirit race it is!"
They saw lightning like an ink brush reveal an inky black color as it slowly descended onto the Sage Ranking. Yet what puzzled the Saints was that where the lightning landed, the entire Sage Ranking trembled, while no writing appeared upon the stone stele. After the time it took to drink half a cup of tea, the lightning vanished like ink, and the Sage Ranking remained utterly blank!
"How strange!" Not only the Great Ape King, but even Great Sage Dong Xuan revealed an incredulous expression. He looked at Great Sage Ji Ying and asked in a low voice, "Ji Ying, what... what exactly is going on?"
Great Sage Ji Ying furrowed her brow slightly. Holy radiance appeared upon her gentle rabbit face, and Fire Phoenix King, who had been watching from afar, could not help but feel warmth rise in his eyes. He hastily said, **"Great Sage Dong Xuan,