Chapter 1553: Violet Abyss; Violet Sea (3)

The voice swept across the Dark Void gently and welcoming, laced with the aura of the Law of Water. Accompanied alongside the grandiose welcome at the 'gates' was enough to feel at ease and respected, especially considering the thinly-veiled presence of an Ascended Saint's mystic aura at the forefront. 

To all except Young Master Shang, this was the first time they'd come across the unfathomable presence of an Ascended Saint, regarded by the world of cultivation in any developed society as if decreed by the Mystic Dao, as a Mystic Overlord. While they met Teng Jiangwen, a genuine Sage that was a solid stage higher, the figure was sealed throughout their exchanges aside from within the illusion, where the impact was significantly less.