Xu Yan traversed the world of cultivation, unable to cultivate for a full twenty years, yet emerged as a mortal proficient in all forms of poetry, books, zither, and painting.
However, Xu Yan also moved on; being a mortal detached from fame and fortune, isn't it rather splendid?
Yet, after Xu Yan's work "The Calabash Brothers Rescue Grandpa" circulated, it stirred up a veritable tempest in the world of cultivation.
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A certain disciple of a renowned mountain sect remarked, "Senior Xu has imbued the ultimate truths of the cosmos into a painting, attaining the realm of 'all things returning to one.' We can only look up in awe."
An esteemed ancestor of a sacred sanctuary intoned, "Senior Xu has already transcended the bounds of creation. Every stroke and line conceals the great Tao. This is a height I shall never reach in my entire lifetime."
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Turns Out I'm a Hidden Expert

The Azure Phoenix, an incredibly powerful true spirit, is no longer visible in the outside world, but in the Heaven Realm, there exists such a being. This Azure Phoenix has become a generation's God-Emperor, reigning supreme over the endless fairy lands, standing at the pinnacle of power.


The departure of many Heaven Realm beings earlier was for the purpose of attending the Immortal Source Meeting hosted by the Azure Phoenix God-Emperor. Young talents and elders from many major clans in the Heaven Realm would participate. If the gate of the Heaven Realm hadn't opened, these beings would never have lingered.
