As Dijiang spoke with Lin Heng, he seemed to drift into his memories. A host of complex emotions flickered through his slightly unfocused eyes.
After a long while, Dijiang said earnestly, "After all these years, I've grown weary too."
Dijiang then told Lin Heng about some little-known events of the past.
The Peach Garden Heavenly Abode stood above the Nine Heavens.
Lin Heng was not surprised. Among the Thirteen Factions, the strongest powers in the Nine Heavens, Lin Heng had seen Ao Zhantian, the master of Firmament Hall, with his own eyes and personally felt his imposing presence.
Even leaving Dijiang aside, the pressure Lin Heng felt from Zhu Rong and Gonggong already surpassed what he had felt from Ao Zhantian.
Before entering Battle Heaven Hall, Lin Heng would not have been able to make such a judgment. Now, however, he could say so with certainty. These were things he could only see clearly after advancing in cultivation.
But this also left Lin Heng with a question.
If even the subordinates guarding the Heavenly Estate had such an imposing presence, what kind of existence was the true master of the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode?
At the very least, they could not possibly be only the two Ninth-Grade Heavenly Venerables, Qingshan and Lüshui!
Unfortunately, Dijiang said nothing about his master, or even about his own identity and strength.
After revealing that the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode stood above even the Nine Heavens, Dijiang told Lin Heng that the fortunate Heavenly Venerable Green Mountain had gained control of it back then.
In the end, however, he had been deceived by the Eight Great Imperial Clans, losing not only his life but also control of the Peach Garden Heavenly Abode.
At this, Lin Heng asked, "The Eight Great Imperial Clans want to obtain