Everything around them seemed to fall silent in an instant.
Watching that familiar figure walk slowly in from outside the hall like a ghost, Xun Fujun wore a trace of astonishment:
"Senior... Sect Master, when did you..."
After that brief silence, everyone around him, from the Deputy Hall Masters of the Three Halls to Du Wei, Xi Kui, and Fei Hua, bowed toward the newcomer:
"Welcome back, Sect Master Shao!"
"Welcome back, Sect Master Shao!"
"Welcome back, Sect Master Shao!"
Three cries in succession!
Their voices shook the entire Myriad Phenomena Sect!
Clad in the Myriad Phenomena Eight Trigrams Robe, his long beard flowing and his face lean, the figure finally walked up to Xun Fujun as though he had heard nothing.
He came to a quiet stop.
He looked at him.
His gaze was filled with profound disappointment, self-reproach, and anguish...
Shao Yangzi finally spoke in pain, his gentle voice unable to conceal his grief and anger:
"Master Xun, do you still remember what you promised me when you took the Acting Sect Master Token from my hands?"
"Senior Brother..."
Xun Fujun fell silent briefly. Then, as though something had occurred to him, his gaze gradually grew resolute.
He met the figure's eyes, facing him squarely, and said gravely:
"These are upheavals unlike any since the Little Cang Realm came into being. We both know that the overturning of heaven and earth may come before long! Senior Brother, extraordinary times demand extraordinary measures. I know you cannot bear to do this, but someone must take this step! After all these years of painstaking dedication, I have gradually perfected the method of extracting Dao Intent to gather Dao Opportunity. The next step is to extract Dao Opportunity and gather a Dao Domain. Once it succeeds, we will have a chance