[As time slowly passed, the Hun Family grew stronger by the day. Your status within the Family also rose accordingly, and you took charge of several key Family industries. On the other hand, you did not neglect your cultivation, often seeking guidance from Han Xuanji on the Way of Laws. He did not give much advice, but each time he was able to accurately point out the fallacies in your deductions.]
[Two years later, the Life and Death Ravine opened.]
"Oh?"
Han Xuanji was somewhat curious. Without the System, he wondered if his simulated self would still proceed smoothly.
To be honest, not having the Sign In function was a significant nerf to him...
However, he felt that a mere Law of Life and Death shouldn't be much of a problem.
[You were allocated a spot and entered the Secret Realm together with Han Xuanji.]
[The Secret Realm was filled with turbulent dao-rhythms where Life and Death converged, making it extremely dangerous. You and Han Xuanji encountered peril several times, but fortunately, you were well-prepared. You soon mastered the trick and successfully found the Secret Realm's Legacy site.]
[Time passed slowly as you and Han Xuanji accepted the Legacy simultaneously.]
[Thirty years passed. You and Han Xuanji spent thirty years together day and night in the Secret Realm. You still didn't speak much, but your relationship grew closer.]
[On this day, Han Xuanji successfully condensed the Law of Life and Death, and his strength improved further. You offered your sincere congratulations, feeling both pride and a trace of inexplicable loneliness in your heart. This was because you had spent thirty years deducing alone, yet you couldn't even touch the threshold of the Law of Life and Death.]
[You knew that this was the gap in talent.]
[After leaving the Life and Death Ravine, you did not give up and still occasionally sought Han Xuanji's guidance on cultivation issues.]
[At the same time, because your status had risen, the power in your hands had also increased significantly. You were able to mobilize considerable forces to fulfill the request Han Xuanji had previously made—to find the Dao Ancestor and Tongtian Dao Venerable.]
[Due to the extreme difficulty, the resources in your hands were still insufficient. After obtaining Han Xuanji's consent, you informed Hun Qianxue of the matter.]
[Hun Qianxue was not surprised. He simply nodded and said that from that day forward, the manpower and resources you could mobilize would double once again.]
[With a vast amount of resources and manpower, ten years later, you gradually obtained a significant amount of intelligence regarding Transcendents.]
[In Qianhun City, there were actually a total of nine Transcendents. Since the number was small, you summoned them one by one to the Hun Family for Han Xuanji to identify.]
[The result was a pleasant surprise; you had indeed found the right person.]
"That actually worked?"
Seeing this, Han Xuanji couldn't help but feel a bit pleasantly surprised.
[It turned out that Tongtian Dao Venerable had already been in Qianhun City for many years, using the alias Li Tiantong. He had moved through several Schools and made a living by selling eternal dao artifacts on a daily basis; no one knew his true identity.]
[After a private conversation with Li Tiantong, Han Xuanji had him join the Hun Family. You didn't ask further about other matters.]
"Ah?"
Han Xuanji didn't expect there to be so little information in the simulation.
Ask! Why didn't you ask!
Han Xuanji was getting curious. Since Tongtian Dao Venerable had been found, where had the Dao Ancestor, who was with him, gone?
Forget it, it's not a big deal.
Han Xuanji continued reading.
[In the years that followed, you would occasionally seek Han Xuanji's guidance on cultivation difficulties, while he rose to fame in Qianhun City like a comet streaking through the night.]
[After condensing the Law of Life and Death, his cultivation speed did not decrease but instead increased. He braved the various Secret Realms of Qianhun City one by one, showing his sharp edge wherever he went.]
[With the title of the number one Prodigy of Qianhun City at the forefront and the reputation of having the Demeanor of a Saint following closely, the common folk said that the Hun Family was but the tree where the Phoenix first perched, and one day it would no longer be able to contain his wings. He gradually spent less time stepping out of the Purple Soul Grotto-Heaven, yet you remained one of the few old friends he was still willing to see.]
[You were happy for him, truly happy from the bottom of your heart. But alongside that happiness, there was also a trace of complex, indefinable emotion. You had long since stopped trying to catch up to his footsteps. Cultivation has its own joys, and forcing things would only lead to losing one's original heart.]
[In the following days, Han Xuanji entered a long period of secluded cultivation, seemingly refining his own Great Dao, and you rarely disturbed him.]
[Time passed, and soon a hundred years had gone by. A piece of news caused the entire Qianhun City to boil with excitement.]
[The Law Conference had been moved forward!]
[No one had expected that this grand event would abruptly be moved forward to this year.]
[You heard that a major figure had intervened. It was even said that the top Eternal Dao Lord level Cultivators of the Way of Laws from every province and city had gathered in Qianhun City to discuss the Dao and compete in skills. The winner would receive an Opportunity personally bestowed by the Holy Lord Jiuxuan.]
[Although you weren't sure what had happened, you had a gut feeling that this matter was inextricably linked to Han Xuanji.]
"This... is really related to me?"
Han Xuanji couldn't help but feel a bit puzzled.
Someone capable of doing such a thing was definitely not simple. Among the people he knew, there was only one person with the ability to do this.
That was Xiao Yan. Could it be that he couldn't wait any longer?
"That shouldn't be..."
Han Xuanji felt that Xiao Yan wasn't that kind of person. Perhaps some unforeseen change had occurred, and he had no other choice.
"I wonder what Realm my simulated self has reached. Is it the Eternal True Lord Realm?"
Han Xuanji felt that even if he hadn't reached Eternal True Lord, he should be close. After comprehending the Law of Life and Death, he should have condensed the Laws of Destruction and Creation, and then stepped into the Eternal True Lord Realm with the power of the ten great Laws.
[Three months later, Qianhun City.]
[Genius Cultivators from various provinces and cities in the Shenghui Domain gathered together. They were all Prodigy Cultivators of the Way of Laws. Due to scale restrictions, the Law Conference held in Qianhun City was limited to Eternal Dao Lord Cultivators. Therefore, the highest level of participants was only the Eternal Dao Lord Perfection.]
[You accompanied Han Xuanji at the Hun Family's seating area. Feeling the scrutinizing gazes coming from all directions, your heart was filled with both pride and nervousness, because you were also a participant.]
[Han Xuanji, as usual, remained calm. He only slightly raised his eyes upon entering, scanning the imposing figures on the stage before withdrawing his gaze and closing his eyes to rest.]
[Round after round of the competition passed. You were eliminated in the third round, while Han Xuanji swept through his opponents, winning nineteen consecutive matches, each one clean and decisive.]
[Han Xuanji's opponent in the final match was equally extraordinary. His name was Yan Xiao, and he had also fought his way through all obstacles to stand at the end.]
[The duel between the two pushed the entire Law Conference to its absolute climax.]
[The great battle lasted for a full hour. On the stage, the light of Laws was like a heavenly river flowing backward, while below, tens of thousands of Cultivators held their breath in concentration.]
[Finally, both of them stopped at the same time.]
[It wasn't that a winner had been decided as you expected, but rather that both of them had touched the threshold of Breakthrough simultaneously during the duel, causing an uproar throughout the venue.]
[Simultaneous Breakthrough.]
[This was something that had never happened before at a Law Conference. The discussions below surged like a tide, and countless gazes focused on the two figures standing side by side.]
[The two of them broke through to the Eternal True Lord Realm at the same time and fought a great battle. In the end, Han Xuanji won.]
"I won?"
Han Xuanji didn't expect to make such a big splash again. This didn't fit his persona at all.
What was going on?
[Only afterward did you learn that Yan Xiao was not from the Shenghui Domain.]
[He came from the Great Sheng Holy Dynasty, and his real name was Xiao Yan. He was also the Divine Son of the Holy Dynasty. The early convening of this Law Conference was also because of him. After this battle, it was said that the experts of the Great Sheng Holy Dynasty also recognized Xiao Yan's Aptitude and allowed him to continue practicing the Way of Laws, while Han Xuanji was also invited to the Great Sheng Holy Dynasty.]
"So that's how it is."
Han Xuanji also guessed the reason behind it.