One hundred thousand years ago, he was the top disciple of the Tianlan Sect—while his master ascended to immortality, he remained stuck at the Qi Refining stage. Ninety thousand years ago, his martial nephew achieved ascension; he continued his Qi cultivation. Five thousand years later, the ancient gatekeeper of Tianlanzong also ascended, yet he persisted in refining Qi. Thirty thousand years ago, the ancient tree at the mountain's base turned into a demon but failed to overcome its tribulation; still, he kept refining Qi. Ten thousand years ago, Zhang Wuji, the 9,872nd generation disciple of Tianlanzong, ascended, while Xu Yang silently continued his Qi refinement. After ten thousand years of seclusion, he finally broke through to the 9,999th level of the Qi Refining phase! He emerged from seclusion ten thousand years later.
