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Fan Wubing stood at the foot of the mountain, gazing up at the towering peaks of the Central Spirit Mountain.

The Heaven-Questioning Sect was nestled among these mountains.

Immortal Spirit Qi, almost tangible, flowed through every inch of space. A mortal arriving here might live for a century by merely inhaling.

As if already expecting it, Elder Huai Jingming of the Heaven-Questioning Sect was waiting at the mountain gate.

Upon seeing Fan Wubing, he stepped forward and bowed deeply, performing a solemn Dao salutation,

"Greetings, Master of All Beings."

Fan Wubing said,

"Elder Huai, there’s no need for this."

"Your achievements are eternal; such treatment is warranted."

Fan Wubing shook his head and said no more. Huai Jingming was a "traditional" person; although he was of the immortal family, he valued rules and etiquette deeply. Calling him the Grand Elder of the Heaven-Questioning Sect was less fitting than describing him as the old steward of the Divine Phoenix Hall.

"The Hall Master is waiting. Please follow me."

Huai Jingming walked ahead, and Fan Wubing followed behind.

Fan Wubing glanced at the mountain where the Divine Phoenix Hall was, his tone complicated,

"Waiting..."

Huai Jingming said, "The Hall Master has always been waiting."

Fan Wubing said,

"She always knows where I am; why wait?"

Huai Jingming asked, "Do you resent the Hall Master’s actions?"

Fan Wubing shook his head, "Between her and me, I am not qualified to resent. It’s just... forget it."

Huai Jingming said, "My understanding is limited. I cannot comprehend the Hall Master’s intentions nor your feelings. I can only say everything follows a gradual process, just like this world’s growth spanning billions of years."

Fan Wubing could understand.

He had once witnessed the origin and evolution of the world from the perspective of the Great Wilderness Cyan Dragon along the river of time.

Perhaps that was also a form of waiting.

Huai Jingming said,

"Long, long ago, the Hall Master began preparations to welcome your arrival. Back then, I couldn’t understand, but now I realize some things."

Fan Wubing listened, treating it as a prelude before reuniting with her.

Huai Jingming’s voice was old but not hoarse, carrying great weight,

"When the Path to Immortality collapsed, the Hall Master came to this world. She then founded the Heaven-Questioning Sect. Her appearance brought unease to the world at that time. No one could measure her height, and no one knew her intentions. The Hall Master didn’t care about these. Initially, she wandered leisurely like clouds and wild cranes.

"Later, she established the Heaven-Questioning Sect. Her first disciple was me. Back then, I was merely a locust tree just awakening its consciousness, far from taking a humanoid form. Perhaps to reassure others, the sect remained small, neither participating in worldly disputes nor defying the order of the White Jade Capital and the rules of Wenxin Heaven.

"Heaven-Questioning Sect truly gained fame during the Tianren War, where the Hall Master became number one. The Tianren’s powers vastly exceeded this world’s Cultivation Realm; despite being few in number, they gathered an almost crushing force. The shadow of doomsday and extinction loomed over the world, engulfing the Confucian Ancestor, Dao Ancestor, Buddha, and others.

"It wasn’t until the Hall Master intervened, ending the Celestial Era with a single punch."

Huai Jingming’s tone grew slightly excited,

"I can’t describe that scene to you. The Tianren, who crushed the Human Race like ants, were merely large ants before the Hall Master. No one could understand the power she wielded. Mysterious and powerful, though never revealing her true face to the world, she stood as an insurmountable peak in the hearts of many."

He laughed, "On a side note, the novelists fond of anecdotes described it this way: Divine Phoenix Celestial Venerable punched her way to the top of the Immortal Maidens list, a position unshaken for over ten thousand years. Of course, the Hall Master didn’t care about such things."

Fan Wubing thought of things from the previous world.

Judging by that sister, who understood only cultivation, not life, she indeed wouldn’t care about such matters.

Approaching closer to the Divine Phoenix Hall.

Fan Wubing gradually grew somewhat tense. He knew he would meet not Fu Ming, the Senior Sister on Enlightenment Peak, but Fu Ming, the long-absent Senior Sister of the Eternal Immortal Continent.

"Eternal Immortal Continent..." Thinking of this, he murmured, "Even the names are the same..."

The secret behind the Eternal Immortal Sect couldn’t be clearer.

Yet, Fan Wubing still wanted to hear her say it personally.

Huai Jingming said,

"After the Tianren War, the Hall Master began interacting with others, but continued to show no outward stance. Outsiders said she was hiding her true purpose. To me, she genuinely didn’t mind this. For a long time, the Hall Master stayed inside the Divine Phoenix Hall, often for hundreds or thousands of years. To her, time seemed optional."

Fan Wubing thought, mastering the Eternal Cosmos Dao, indeed disregards the passage of time.

In other words, the passage of time has little effect on them.

"Until the third millennium after the Tianren War ended. The Hall Master suddenly left the Divine Phoenix Hall, found me, and assigned me a task," Huai Jingming said.

Fan Wubing paused slightly. He had already guessed,

"To Little South Continent?"

Huai Jingming nodded,

"I waited in Little South Continent for twelve thousand years. Finally, I awaited your arrival. Back then, I also doubted the Hall Master. After you appeared, I felt assured; the Hall Master left nothing to chance. You were destined to appear at that time in that manner. It is destiny."