As he spoke, the Thunder-Calling Envoy lightly flicked his sleeve a few times, considering it a return salute to the two of them.
The words "True Lord" he had spoken were a title that only a small number of Perfected Cultivators of the Void-Stepping Realm could obtain.
This title was somewhat similar to that of a Spiritual Connection True Person; both were acknowledgments of a cultivator's achievements within a major realm.
The difference, however, was that the title of Void-Stepping True Lord was assessed and bestowed by the ruling powers of various realms. Unlike titled True Persons, it could not be obtained directly through one's own method of Tribulation Crossing.
Every Void-Stepping True Lord was an outstanding figure within the realm, a supreme talent who had already touched upon the Dao of Time while still below the Path Enlightenment Realm.
All of them had passed the great spacetime trial of their respective domains, entering the vortex of time and ultimately reaching the shore safely.
Compared with the Heart-Questioning True Self Tribulation of the Path Seeking Realm, this spacetime trial for the title of True Lord was far more perilous.
If one failed a tribulation within the True Self Cave Heaven, there was still a chance to regroup and challenge it again. But if one lost their footing within that vortex of time, there would be no turning back—they would perish on the spot, body and Dao alike dispersing.
The cultivators qualified to take part in the spacetime trial were all exceptionally gifted. For such great cultivators still living in the world, the goal of their Dao paths was naturally immortality.
The reason they were willing to take such enormous risks was, of course, that the title of True Lord was far more than a mere honorific.
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