Only after the jade talisman had completely dissipated did Bai Yi gradually suppress the restlessness in his heart.
According to the message Xiang Kuang had left, the earliest Langyu Qingming Heaven had indeed been opened up by a powerful cultivator who descended from the Three Immortals Main Sect, just as the rumors claimed.
The earliest orthodox lineage of this world had likewise been that of the Three Immortals Main Sect.
After countless years, earth-shattering changes occurred in the upper realm. The Three Immortals Main Sect fell completely, and Langyu Qingming Heaven, its foothold in the lower realm, was destroyed in the same catastrophe.
What replaced it was a faction called Heavenly City, which proclaimed that it had opened up this world.
It eradicated the sects descended from the various branches of the Three Immortals Main Sect, tearing them out by the roots. Among them was the Immortal-Attracting Orthodox Sect he had first encountered.
After eliminating its rivals, Heavenly City withdrew into the shadows to deceive the world's cultivators once again. It put forward six main cities to represent its authority and supported some surviving remnants of the Three Immortals Main Sect who knew nothing of the truth, establishing the Three Immortals Sect to fill that gap.
Over the hundreds of thousands of years that followed, Heavenly City remained hidden in the shadows, wearing the guise of an incomparably noble bastion of righteousness.
It continually promoted the flourishing of Langyu Qingming Heaven's sects and rogue cultivators, introducing lists such as the Hidden Dragon Ranking that encompassed all the world's prodigies.
Thus, it drove the world's finest talents to strive desperately forward, each becoming a fruit for it to harvest.
Of these, the Golden Crow lineage contributed the most. Over hundreds of thousands of years, as Heavenly City continually spread the Sun