The old man was named Min Xue.
He had once been a legendary figure who shook heaven and earth, his journey along the immortal path a legend in its own right. Yet no one had expected him to descend into such madness in his twilight years, cursing the Heavenly Dao above and the Great Dao below...
A True Immortal's power reached through heaven and earth, their karma carrying straight to heaven's ears!
He was throwing his life away...
But Min Xue truly no longer cared about his life. His lifespan was nearly spent. What did he have left to fear? Even if the sky collapsed, he would not so much as blink.
The disciples of every branch of the Heavenly Inquiry Dao Palace, however, panicked. Even the immortal elders' lips trembled. They wanted to speak but held back, inwardly crying:
"Grand Patriarch, we're still alive! We're still alive!!"
"If a Heavenly Dao omen or a great dao omen befalls us, our lineage and inheritance will be ruined!"
Yet Heavenly Inquiry Patriarch seemed to have no heart left for his juniors or any lineage and inheritance. Ever since witnessing that incident all those years ago, and as the end of his allotted life approached, he had come to view everything with indifference. Nothing mattered anymore.
"Fellow Daoist Heavenly Inquiry."
"Senior Heavenly Inquiry, why go this far?"
"Heavenly Inquiry!"
Suddenly.
Streaks of flight light appeared in the sky, their pressure blanketing the heavens. Three True Immortals had actually descended. For a moment, every disciple of the Heavenly Inquiry Dao Palace fell silent, staring toward Heavenly Inquiry Mountain in utter shock. Three True Immortals had come in person!
Their expressions were solemn. Earlier, their hearts had suddenly pounded with alarm as the Great Dao resonated. Upon sensing its source, they had discovered