In the Nine Provinces, at Sumeru Mountain, the fragrance of fine tea wafted through the air.

Borrowing Wuzhi's body, the Dao Ancestor was reminiscing about the past with the Confucius Sage.

"Back when I died, my soul left my body and was just about to head to the Underworld, I saw Human Sovereign Jiang standing beside my corpse. At that moment, I was utterly astonished, never imagining that there could be a person in this world whose depth even the Qi Observation Technique couldn't fathom."

"This person's strength surpassed everything I had ever known."

"At that time, I knew there was still hope for the future."

"The hope I spoke of wasn't that Human Sovereign Jiang could defeat the Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Dao, but th