The heavens.
Immortal radiance veiled the sky, and the Great Violet Luo Heaven Palace flickered in and out of view. Outside the palace, Ancient Emperor Mountain stood undying.
Nanhua and Ancient Emperor sat facing each other.
"Nanhua, I never imagined that, at the end of the road, it would be you and me." Ancient Emperor smiled faintly, his composure frighteningly steady. "Back then, I watched so many old friends leave, and no persuasion could stop them. I once lamented what a pity it was."
"That is reality."
Nanhua had the bearing of an immortal sage, his voice weathered yet warm. "I hear the Nine Provinces Immortal Continent is vast. If they wish to surpass the Dao Ancestor, they naturally cannot remain here. Their departure was already ordained by karma."
"Will someone truly emerge who surpasses the Dao Ancestor?" Ancient Emperor asked doubtfully.
"Would it mean anything...?"
"Would it mean nothing...?"
"Even if someone truly surpassed the Dao Ancestor, who under heaven would dare raise a hand against him?"
Nanhua shook his head with a laugh. "This world was born because he existed. The Dao arose from Eternal Antiquity, and heaven took shape from our Eternal Antiquity. Those who left merely felt they had been held down all their lives and wanted to stand up for a while."
He understood, because he had once felt the same. Later, however, he had attained a profound awakening.
Cultivation had never been about opposition. The heart should be as still as water.
"Then let us wish those fellow Daoists who traveled far a flourishing Great Dao."
"Heh..."
As they spoke, the two actually broke into long, meaningful laughter.
Year thirty billion of the Heaven and Earth Calendar!
A Great Dao Supreme Treasure emerged from the earth.
This treasure possessed power comparable to the