The Immortal Mausoleum was a Supreme Pure Land deep within the Depths of Chaos, reputed to be the burial place of a True Immortal. It held all manner of inconceivable powers and was now the sanctuary where Heaven Venerable Daode resided.
Clearly, the one who had invited He Mu from outside the chaos five hundred years ago was none other than his old friend, Heaven Venerable Daode, a supreme existence who had once suppressed the Nine Heavens and Ten Lands.
As early as He Mu's first lifetime, Heaven Venerable Daode had forged a profound bond with him, one that went far beyond the friendship of discussing the Dao.
Back then, Heaven Venerable Daode and He Mu had felt like old friends at their first meeting. After a little conversation, they had found their interests and aspirations even more closely aligned. Following that Dao discussion, each had regarded the other as a lifelong confidant. They could truly be called friends on the Great Dao, sharing a deep tacit understanding.
By comparison, to He Mu, Netherworld Venerable was merely an acquaintance with whom he had conducted a few transactions, while Longevity Heavenly Venerable was only an ally with whom he had discussed the Dao and cooperated.
Even with Lingbao and Lunzhuan, with whom his ties were deeper, his relationship with Heavenly Venerable Lingbao rested more on the past kindness of extending his life and their later comradeship in battle; as for Lunzhuan Supreme, He Mu had, after all, met him considerably later, and in terms of closeness, their relationship fell somewhat short even of his relationship with Netherworld Venerable.
Moreover, both of them were now undergoing transformations at the deepest level and would be unable to emerge for long ages. By that comparison, they were even less able to rival Heaven Venerable