Moonlight flowed like water beneath the bright moon hanging high overhead.
Shi Wujian sat alone on a stone chair, sipping tea and admiring the moon. He showed none of the tension one might expect before the grand competition; instead, he seemed rather relaxed.
Suddenly, Shi Wujian's eyes stirred, and he looked behind him.
A young-looking cultivator with a calm expression walked slowly toward him. An extraordinary Dao resonance suffused his every movement, marking him as someone exceptional.
"Greetings, Master." Shi Wujian hurriedly rose and bowed.
"There's no need for such ceremony, my disciple."
The newcomer waved a hand, his tone easygoing, but Shi Wujian dared not show the slightest discourtesy.
There was no other reason: his master's cultivation was unfathomable. As the deputy sect master of the Zhouhua Grotto-Heaven, he stood among the strongest of the cultivation world's titans, only one step away from the legendary realm of Void Refinement Dao Venerable.
Had Shi Wujian not possessed such an exalted background as a member of the Dao Venerable Immortal Clan, the Zhouhua Shi Clan, he would scarcely have had any chance of becoming True Venerable Yunguang's disciple.
"How have you prepared for tomorrow's contest, my disciple?" True Venerable Yunguang asked calmly.
"I can only fight to the death!" Shi Wujian answered firmly.
True Venerable Yunguang showed no surprise at those words.
Although he thought highly of Shi Wujian's future and believed this young True Lord could inherit his mantle, he did not believe Shi Wujian could smoothly defeat Chen Beiwu, who had brought the Primordial Origin Immortal Technique to major accomplishment.
"Never mind fighting to the death. I have a pill here. Are you willing to take it?"
True Venerable Yunguang flicked his sleeve, and a jade case suddenly appeared in his hand.
"Master, do you also think I cannot