The news that Chu Kuangren had left the great formation and returned to the world swept across the land like a hurricane, reaching countless forces.
Even though they knew he bore the Heavenly Punishment Seal and his cultivation was sealed, his return still stirred the minds of countless people.
No one would ignore him, nor did anyone dare to.
At the Xuanhuang Divine Palace.
On a mountain peak, a terrifying aura emanated from a palace.
A young man slowly emerged. Dressed in golden robes, with a formidable aura surging all around him, he was none other than Xiao Lintian.
He was also currently the second-ranked Heavenly Pride of the Xuanhuang Divine Palace.
"Chu Kuangren, you've finally come out!"
"In that case, don't blame me for what happens next. I'll repay every humiliation you gave me back then, one by one!"
With that, his figure turned into a streak of light and vanished.
Xiao Lintian was not the only one.
The other Heavenly Prides all made moves to varying degrees. Those who had lived under Chu Kuangren's shadow three years ago were particularly shaken.
Everyone in the world was looking for Chu Kuangren.
And where was Chu Kuangren at that moment?
He had arrived in the Qingyun Dynasty.
To be precise, he had followed Gu Linglong to the Qingyun Dynasty.
The main purpose of this return was to visit family. After all, Gu Linglong had spent three years in the Mystic Heaven Sect and had not seen her father in all that time.
Yet everything Gu Linglong saw and heard along the way filled her with fury, and her expression remained as cold as ice throughout the journey.
Across the Qingyun Dynasty, the people were displaced and could not fill their stomachs. Bandits ran rampant, and voices opposing the royal family