The sound of "Enter this gate" kept ringing in Zhou Heng's ears, but he did not move. He played it safe, waiting until he was certain his Unique-Level Talent, "Fate Hint," had offered no hint before swimming toward the illusory Light Gate. As he touched it, dazzling streams of light burrowed into his body and dragged him into the illusory Light Gate...
"Gold!"
"Gold! Gold!"
"Ancient gold!"
Rhythmic chants rang endlessly in his ears, surging toward Zhou Heng from every direction, and amid those chants, his view suddenly opened up.
This was a forest suffused with golden hues. Everywhere Zhou Heng looked, there were towering Skyward Trees cast in gold, densely covering the entire expanse he could survey. The shorter ones stood one astronomical unit tall, while the larger ones had magnificent bodies starting at one light-year.
And behind these endless golden trees, larger than planets and stars, a Golden Ancient Tree that defied description pierced the sky. Gazing at this Golden Ancient Tree standing between heaven and earth, Zhou Heng inexplicably felt as though he were witnessing the "Lord of Lifespan."
"Junior... what is your true name?" A grand, deep, aged voice poured into Zhou Heng's ears from every direction.
Zhou Heng took a deep breath. Facing the Golden Ancient Tree standing between heaven and earth, he took another deep breath and said, "This junior is Zhou Heng. Zhou as in Zhou Dao, and Heng as in eternity..."
"Zhou Dao, eternity... perhaps the ancient Golden Age will formally return because of you..."
"A connection in the past... its fruition today... since that is so... let me lend you another hand..."
"O Legendary of Heaven and Earth Path... guide the junior before you toward the Epic road that belongs to him..."
"Junior, look directly at me!"
Following the aged voice's