As the blue-robed young man spoke, Lin Beisheng finally noticed him.
The young man wore flowing cloud-blue robes and possessed an extraordinary bearing. Yet because of his age, Lin Beisheng had naturally overlooked him at first.
"Who are you?" Lin Beisheng asked probingly.
"I am the Grand Void Sage," the blue-robed young man replied.
The Nine Phoenix beneath him let out a sharp cry. Crimson flames burned in roaring waves, and its piercing shriek shook the entire firmament.
"Grand Void Sage..." Lin Beisheng nearly bit his tongue.
The elders and disciples below trembled so badly that they could not even speak.
In an instant, Lin Beisheng felt his scalp go numb, as though some terrifying existence had fixed its gaze upon him.
He should have realized long ago that although Beitian was powerful, he did not possess the ability to use a peak Fusion Heaven Fire Phoenix as a mount.
The only explanation was that the Fire Phoenix was a Sage's mount.
At the mention of the title Sage, nearly everyone's pride was shattered.
In this era, where God Kings had stepped onto the Immortal Dao Bridge and were scarcely seen in the world, as long as God Kings did not emerge, Sages stood at the absolute peak.
A sect could stand atop the mortal world because of the existence of a Sage.
A Sage was one who stood at the head of the Great Dao, possessed the power to pierce the heavens and the bearing to reach the earth. How could such a being not be powerful?
"Lin Beisheng, Sect Master of the Nine Heavens Emperor Sect, pays respects to the Grand Void Sage," Lin Beisheng said, clasping his hands and bowing slightly.
"I did not come today to use my power to oppress others. A dignified Sage would