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Three years later, a knock was heard on a wooden door. Standing outside of the shack, knocking on the door, was a silver haired woman.

Even after knocking for three minutes straight, she received no answer.

"I know you are in there. I can literally see through these walls." She said in an annoyed tone.

Still, there was no answer. 

After another minute of knocking, she decided that was enough.

"Fine then." She said as she backed up two feet.

Then, she kicked down the door, turning it into dust. Inside, she saw a blond haired man with a tired face meditating.

"The sect master has demanded your arrival. Get up so that we can go." She said.

After a moment of silence, the man opened his eyes.

"There is no reason for me to go. There is nothing that I can do there." He said. "Tell your sect master that I kindly refused."

"As if that's an option. The fact that she hasn't sent someone to beat you up for your disobedience is a miracle in itself. Also, it's OUR sect master." She responded.

The man put his hand to his forehead as if he was exhausted from her presence.

"Can I at least hear why I must come back. I already described everything that happened that day."

"I don't know. She said it was beyond my information level." The woman honestly responded. "There's no need for you to stay here in solitude. Do you not want to repay Tian Ren's kindness and sacrifice?" 

"Of course I do. But there is nothing to do until I am stronger. I find no point in bothering with the Heaven sect." Guang Fu responded.

The woman let out a heavy and annoyed sigh.

"From what it sounded like to me, they may even give you techniques that can increase your strength. Just get up and come back." The woman said.

"I could practice techniques later. What I need is cultivation." Guang Fu responded.

"We both know that it won't matter if you spend a few hours a day practicing techniques. You are being lazy. Stop feeling sorry for yourself." She said.

"Fine. Fine. You are right. I'm coming." Guang Fu relented.

'I guess I have been doing nothing but feeling sorry for myself and mourning. That needs to be over right now. No more slacking or lazing around in self pity.' Guang Fu thought to himself as he got up.

For the first time since he returned to the Heaven world, his eyes brightened again.

Three years had passed since Tian Ren's death. Just a month ago, the final Heavenborn entered the Heaven world. Now, there was not a single one elsewhere in the entire universe.

A week ago, the Heaven world declared their defeat. Now, the entire Final world was in the grasp of the beast world.

Tian Ren flew behind the woman as they sped to the Heaven sect. Since Tian Ren had died, his wife took up the position of sect master.

"Wait a minute." Guang Fu said. "How did you know that it wouldn't matter if I spent a few hours a day practicing techniques?"

It had been discovered by Guang Fu when he first started training with Tian Ren, but his cultivation speed was no faster when he cultivated 24 hours a day than when he cultivated 18 hours.

At the time, he and Tian Ren assumed that it was some form of compensation for cultivation speed being limited no matter the talent. Naturally, they were right.

"I'm a god rank talent. Back in the nascent soul realm, I experienced it myself." She answered.

"Makes sense." Guang Fu responded as they kept flying.

A while ago, Guang Fu's meridians stopped growing and halted at the immortal 3 rank. It was back when he and Tian Ren were training, but there was no obvious difference.

After a few days of flying, Guang Fu and the silver haired woman arrived at the Heaven sect.

As per usual, they stopped flying at the gate and began to walk. Nowadays, it was seen as disrespectful to Heaven to fly in the Heaven sect.

Despite the rule, it was rumored that Tian Ren was annoyed at his view being impeded and declared such.

Naturally, it had never been confirmed, but the rumor was as old as the rule.

'Not that it matters anymore.' Guang Fu thought.

As they reached the center of the city, Guang Fu was met with a surprise. Underneath the giant eye statue that represented Heaven, a new statue was built.

The statue was as old as the Heavenborn race itself, so it was surprising to see something change around it.

As Guang Fu got closer, he was able to make out its appearance. Below the giant eye, a man sitting on a throne raised his hand high and supported the giant eye, along with the three golden beams.

Naturally, that man was Tian Ren.

"It's fitting isn't it. As the greatest follower of Heaven, it's just right. The whole Heaven sect voted and the decision was unanimous." The woman said as she admired the statue.

"That is the man you are living up to. Good luck." She said with a chuckle.

Guang Fu could tell he was being mocked, but silently followed the woman as he observed the statue.

Behind the statue was the Heaven sect castle, where Tian Ren once lived. Guang Fu followed the woman into it and saw a woman standing near the throne while facing it. Although there was no dust on the throne, it was clear that it had not been sat on in a while.

"So you finally came. I don't know who you think you are, ignoring my talisman, but you are lucky I haven't beaten you up." She said with feigned anger.

"I apologize ma'am." Guang Fu responded.

The woman shook her head and waved her hand.

"Go now. Me and Guang Fu must talk alone." She said to the silver haired woman.

"Of course sect master." She said as she left the castle, closing the doors behind her.