Three years later.
That Reincarnation Dao Venerable descended upon the Yu Family banquet and openly declared before all the immortals that he wished to challenge Chen Xun, asking for his guidance.
The air fell silent.
The atmosphere became subtly strange as well.
Yet Chen Xun still "rewarded" him. With a single finger, he pierced heaven and earth. A world-shaking rainbow shot into the Three Thousand Star Territory, reaching straight for the Reincarnation Clan's sacred grounds. At the center of that rainbow was the Nine Tribulations Dao Venerable, letting out earth-shattering screams.
His entire immortal body seemed to have been suppressed by heaven and earth. Even his hair trembled violently under that pressure, as though the Immortal Dao he cultivated no longer existed. His despair was so complete that his mind went blank.
Later.
This Dao Venerable was sent home. Lian Qingyue let out a soft sigh and received him within the star territory, bringing him back to the clan grounds. But the instant he caught him, his face greatly changed!
"Dao Ancestor...!"
Rumble—
An earth-shattering pressure came crashing down. Before long, he too became part of that rainbow.
Sun Moon Immortal Frontier.
The rivers still surged on without end, vast and magnificent.
News of the Dao Ancestor's return could not reach this place, and they did not know any Dao Ancestor.
Today.
Heavenly Cauldron Immortal Sect.
This sect's sacred grounds floated above a river and stood among the top Dao lineages of the Sun Moon Immortal Frontier.
A clamor rang through the mountains and rivers within the sect as disciples from every quarter raised their heads to the sky.
"A rainbow piercing the sun—a sign of great fortune..."
"This is my first time seeing such a phenomenon. It's truly beyond shocking."
"Silence!"
A cold voice suddenly descended from