Chapter 961

A master spoke to the man in the crystalline scholar's robe.

It turned out that this man in the crystalline scholar's robe was actually the master of the Crystal Grotto, one of the Xiandaoshi Sect, his status equal to that of Yuhua Sect's Sect Master Feng Baiyu, who sat and conversed as equals.

"Every genius under heaven has his own extraordinary encounter; how could I possibly calculate each one clearly? Many things can only be roughly divined after they have already happened, and even then it costs one's own lifespan. Right now I do genuinely admire Fang Yu very much, but no matter how much I admire him, it is of no use. His cultivation base has already reached the Longevity Third Layer Grotto realm, and he is firmly set as the next Sect Master of Yuhua Sect. With such progress in cultivation, my Crystal Grotto has no disciple who can compare — not even the first disciple of Taiyi Sect, Yan Shuiyi, can compare, and even Chi Rongtian, the First Deputy Sect Master who long ago stepped into the Undying Body realm, cannot compare."

Mr. Shuijing sighed and said, "I hear he has now built Yuhua Sect to be extremely powerful. Even if I wanted to win him over and make him a Deputy Sect Master in my Crystal Grotto, it would be meaningless."

"This Exalted Linglong is truly extraordinary. It is said that since this person stepped onto the path of cultivation, only a few years have passed, yet he has already reached the Longevity Third Layer Grotto realm. In my day, I was far from his equal."

Another titan spoke up.

Those familiar with this being all knew that this titan was the master of the Liudao Alliance, one of the three great merchant societies of the Huang Da World — the Six Dao Loose Immortal — whose cultivation base had already reached the fifth or sixth layer of the Longevity Secret Realm, his strength extremely formidable.

"I wonder whose domain the Huang Da World will belong to in the coming decades?"

Another titan spoke up, also a being who had cultivated beyond the Longevity Third Layer Grotto realm — a myth among myths, a legend among legends.

Wuu wuu, wuu wuu…

And at this very moment, atop the entire Mount Xumi Jin, the sound of the great dharma conch rang out once more, and all who had come to offer birthday congratulations took their seats according to their assigned places.

Fang Yu's seat was in the extremely high void, and the seat he sat upon was a golden dragon chair, like a throne.

Sitting high upon the throne, Fang Yu's gaze could look down upon the many cultivators below — Demon Commander, Little Barbarian Lord, Xing Mie Xie, Jiao Fei, Wan Lianshan, and other outstanding figures among immortals and demons — all beneath his eyelids. And seated alongside him were several titans who had cultivated to extremely profound realms of the Longevity Secret Realm.

When Fang Yu met the gazes of these people, he sensed goodwill in their eyes.

This was only to be expected. Those who bore no goodwill toward Fang Yu were roughly the cultivators of Taiyi Sect, and even the Supreme Elders of Taiyi Sect did not dare to come here.

To stand upon the highest peak at will, and find all other mountains small beneath one's gaze.

Upon this throne, Fang Yu looked down upon the host of outstanding figures, and a faint ripple stirred in his heart.

And at this moment, atop the highest tier of Mount Xumi Jin, Exalted Linglong stepped out from the depths of ten million layers of spacetime in a single stride. Countless spaces trembled together, and petals condensed from spatial power seeped continuously out of the void — at once, celestial flowers rained down in profusion and golden lotuses surged from the earth.

Every celestial flower contained extremely dense spatial power. After Fang Yu absorbed one incomparably wondrous flower of space, he felt his comprehension of space improve somewhat.

"This celestial flower… has a very beautiful taste."

A Letter to Readers on the New Year

Time flies like an arrow; days and months pass like a shuttle — the year 2022 has already gone by.

With the arrival of the new year, I must first thank the vast number of readers for supporting me and subscribing to me. Without everyone's support, this book could never have reached where it is today.

Now this book's average subscription has reached 2,770. Qidian has a rule: three thousand average subscriptions is one ascension — when the average subscription reaches three thousand, it becomes a quality work. Below three thousand, whether 2,700 or 2,900, it is not a quality work. This feeling is just like the Half-Step Golden Immortal and the Golden Immortal in the Ever-Life novel.

No matter how formidable one's cultivation, no matter how many times one's combat power can be multiplied, if one is a Half-Step Golden Immortal, one cannot immediately win people's respect. Only when one's cultivation reaches Golden Immortal can one be respected wherever one goes.

So I hope that in the new year, I can step into this Golden Immortal realm of three thousand average subscriptions. Thank you all, thank you everyone.

Finally, here I wish everyone a bright future and a Happy New Year!