"Heaven and earth bestow their favor, the Great Dao Golden Radiance..."
"Heh heh, it amounts to no more than this..."
On the Immortal Alliance Ancestral Star, two figures stood above the clouds, gazing up at the Great Dao Golden Radiance that enveloped all of Langyu Qingming Heaven.
A sage had been born, and heaven and earth celebrated together.
Every living being beneath the Great Dao Golden Radiance would receive a trace of the Great Dao's aura. The closer they were to the sage, the more profound the baptism they received.
"Second Master, I've always wondered why you're dissatisfied with Master entering the Sage Realm."
Amid the clouds, Bai Yi looked earnestly at Chen Fuye.
A Mahayana sage stood at the very pinnacle of Langyu Qingming Heaven's cultivators, capable of single-handedly sustaining the rise and fall of a major power.
Such a realm was something every cultivator aspiring to the Great Dao could be said to yearn for.
Yet after learning that his master Xiang Kuang had entered the Mahayana Sacred Realm, Chen Fuye had shown no inclination to congratulate him. Instead, his words had gained much self-mockery and many long sighs.
"This Sage Realm is nothing more than an inescapable shackle."
"You'll understand once you set foot on the World-Passing Ancient Road."
A trace of reminiscence flickered in Chen Fuye's eyes before he gave a mocking smile. He had walked that road twice, yet still failed to escape the fate of succumbing to demonic madness afterward.
"But if not for Xiang Kuang, that Sword Demon would probably have emerged long ago."
"Let this gift serve as my congratulations on his entry into the Mahayana Sacred Realm. Off you go."
With that, Chen Fuye took a decaying wooden token covered in black-and-red blood crust from his inner world. Through the dark