Suddenly, a respectful report from a Mountain Guard Disciple echoed from outside the palace.
"Reporting to the True Monarch, a Cultivator named Chu Chengnan is at the mountain gate requesting an audience. He claims to be an old acquaintance of yours."
"Chu Chengnan?"
Within the grand hall of the Divine Sky Palace, the high-vaulted ceiling shimmered like a river of stars. Faint, purple-gold Thunder Patterns flowed between the Jade Pillars and the floor, suffusing the air with Dao Rhyme.
Xu Yunfan, clad in a Daoist robe adorned with Purple Gold Thunder Patterns, sat upon the Cloud Platform. His aura was as deep and still as an abyssal sea, and his gaze was tranquil.
He had just concluded his contemplation on the intricacies of the Sea of Suffering Reincarnation. With a slight stir of his Divine Thought, he sensed a familiar, yet somewhat apprehensive, aura at the mountain gate.
