Ziyun Dao Lord had kept a splendid beard that reached his chest, black and gleaming.
His face was fair as jade, his bearing handsome and refined. With both hands tucked into his sleeves, every glance revealed the air of an immortal who had seen through life's vicissitudes and remained unchanged through eternity.
Yet when he sat upright on the cushion at the center of the high platform and looked toward the Half-step Golden Immortals present, that ancient, distant air of lofty detachment, as though nothing in the world could stir his heart, abruptly vanished without a trace. He became high-spirited and beamed with smiles.
With considerable self-satisfaction, he said, "Many thanks, Fellow Daoists, for coming to witness my Dao Integration. This will be a grand occasion rarely seen in the Myriad Worlds."
Shi Xuan found Ziyun Dao Lord's drastic change in temperament and rather provocative words somewhat hard to adjust to. Quite a few Half-step Golden Immortals who had advanced within the last several hundred thousand years felt the same. Yet Granny Yu, Azure Firmament Immortal, Daokong Daojun, and other long-established Dao Lords remained utterly unmoved, showing not the slightest abnormality. It seemed Ziyun Dao Lord had likely always been like this.
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Ziyun, for the invitation."
No matter what, the Half-step Golden Immortals returned the courtesy in unison. If he truly succeeded in Dao Integration, it would be a great opportunity for them all.
Ziyun Dao Lord nodded and looked toward a Future Buddha Ancestor seated on the right side of the high platform, dressed in a kasaya mottled with crimson. "Fellow Daoist Baoguang, you and I have lived as neighbors for a million years, discussing mysteries and debating the Dao in perfect accord. Today, your elder brother takes the first step. I hope you too