Chapter 1249: Surviving Great Peril Heralds Great Fortune (2)
Within the Eldritch Court Voidrealm, inside the Eldritch Progenitor Hall, Wu Yuan had prepared an elaborate feast in his personal temple. Rare delicacies from across the cosmic sea adorned the table, their aromas mingling in the air.
"True Saint Qi Guang, this marks your first visit, does it not? Please, make yourself comfortable." Wu Yuan said, gesturing toward the seat of honor with a warm smile.
"Indeed, it does! I've been wanting to come visit you, True Saint Wu Yuan, but the opportunity eluded me until now." True Saint Qi Guang's white robes draped over his round, plump frame. His face, beaming with a smile reminiscent of Maitreya Buddha, radiated goodwill. [1]
Yet Wu Yuan knew better than to underestimate his guest. True Saint Qi Guang ranked top five among the thousands of True Saints in the Eldritch Court, his formidable strength further amplified by a Chaos Treasure. On the True Saint Rankings, he held the sixteenth place and was the mightiest powerhouse stationed by the Eldritch Court in the Ninth Chaos Void.
The white-robed figure tilted his head curiously. "The True Saint's true self that has become the talk of the Ninth Chaos Void recently...Is that you, Wu Yuan?"
"It is," Wu Yuan replied with a simple nod. Through the Eldritch Court's vast intelligence network, he knew his interventions over the recent years had gradually caused his reputation to spread across the region.
"Truly?" Qi Guang's eyebrows rose in genuine surprise. "I received word from the Eldritch Progenitor that you would be coming to the Ninth Chaos Void, but I never imagined you would send your true self." He shook his head in amazement. "You sure are brave!"
Wu Yuan couldn't help but smile. Though Qi Guang’s true self resided in the Ninth Chaos Void, he rarely revealed himself, wary of potential traps laid by the Immortal Court.
Eldritch Progenitor Hou Tu knew he had sent his ether body, but such a momentous secret would naturally not be carelessly divulged.
"I simply wished to temper myself through experience," Wu Yuan explained. "Though the dangers are real, I am the Creation Dao Master after all. Revival isn’t difficult for me."
"Wielding the Authority of a Great Dao is truly enviable," Qi Guang sighed, his admiration sincere.
For Standard True Saints, even with sufficient accumulation, reviving twice in rapid succession marked their absolute limit. And each revival exacted a heavy toll.