Outside the Battle Heaven Pavilion's sect grounds in the Ninefold Heaven!
A mighty army of several thousand, composed of the Fire Clan and the forces under its command, came marching in.
The Battle Heaven Pavilion's sect grounds were built in a mountain range, protected by a combination of natural and man-made formations. Within, mountains seemed to stretch into the distance beneath green peaks and white clouds, with an immortal air rising all around. Yet deadly danger lay hidden within. The formation flags of an ancient killing formation stood in the eight directions around the sect. Once activated, even a Heavenly Venerable Realm expert who entered would struggle to leave alive.
At the entrance to the mountain range, before the Battle Heaven Pavilion's sect grounds, two stone gates a thousand zhang tall towered into the clouds. The three golden characters for "Battle Heaven Pavilion" floated in the air, an imposing sight indeed.
Before the sect, Sun Yuan personally led a group to welcome the visitors!
When Yan Lan sensed the fluctuations of Sun Yuan's presence, his eyes froze.
"How is that possible? Peak Ninth-Turn Samsara?"
"I remember that when he appeared with Lin Heng in the Soul-Burying Mountain Range before, he was only at the early stage of the Samsara Realm, wasn't he? He's reached the high stage in just seven years?"
Yan Lan could scarcely hide the shock in his voice.
The early stage of the Samsara Realm corresponded to the first through third transformations, the middle stage to the fourth through sixth, and the high stage to the seventh through ninth.
Yan Chuan also spoke up from beside him. "My lord, his name is Sun Yuan. According to the information we gathered, he wasn't with Lin Heng when Lin Heng first ascended to the Longevity Realm. They should have