317: Ancient times, Lian Jue, Xue Ran, Lan Jue, Wu Qingtian

Time flowed on, and it was unknown how much had passed.

Or perhaps, time had already come to a standstill at this moment.

Until a glimmer of rosy light slowly emerged from the churning, vast thick fog, growing brighter and brighter, as if the entire Universe was celebrating the descent of a Supreme Immortal Emperor.

Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes.

【cultivation】: Immortal Emperor Peak

【Physique】: Tyrant Body + Emperor Body

【Ability】: Emperor Pupil, Emperor Power

【Law】: Supreme Law Level 10, Space Law Level 10, Law of Time Level 5 (Under enhancement: Level 9)

【Set】: heavenly emperor halberd, Armor (Immortal Emperor Grade)

【Combat Power Evaluation】: Immortal Emperor Late Stage

He only gave a faint glance at the System panel before immediately casting his gaze straight toward the void wrapped in the vast thick fog.

With this single look, the scene he saw was completely different from when he was an Immortal King; it was a landscape that he simply could not have touched before.

All the secrets of the world had nowhere to hide under this gaze, and the vast thick fog that was originally able to shield one's intent had now completely dissipated.

What appeared before him was a place of temporal chaos, filled with desolation and darkness.

Four old men stood in a row, shivering, each one trembling with fear and their heads bowed extremely low.

Not far from them, a silver-haired middle-aged man stood silently.

At this moment, none of the five of them noticed the gaze Lin Yan had cast toward them in the slightest.

However, this was only for the five of them.

Because when Lin Yan's gaze passed over them and looked toward a much further place...

"Hahaha!"

Four figures emerged from the darkness and desolation, all four wearing smiles as they met Lin Yan's gaze.

"Greetings, Imperial Son!"

Lin Yan's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not answer, merely sweeping his gaze across the four of them one by one.

These were four middle-aged men of varying styles, each radiating a thick Aura of majesty.

But that was not the main point.

The point was their respective unique temperaments.

The bald man had a powerful field of influence, the man with sharp eyes was aggressively piercing, the burly man's Aura was majestic and grand, and the man with the rugged appearance was bold and unconstrained.

From these four people, Lin Yan clearly saw the shadows of four youths he was familiar with.

Lian Chuan, Xue Cheng, Wu Ze, Gu Chen.

That's right.

Not only were their appearances similar and their characteristics alike, but even the temperament on their bodies... was extremely similar.

Combined with the way the four addressed him... Lin Yan took a deep breath in his heart, his gaze once again inconspicuously sweeping over the other five, who still had no right to know what exactly was happening at this moment.

"You are the fathers of Lian Chuan and the others."

This seemed like a question, but it was actually a statement of certainty, instantly making the smiles on the faces of the four opposite him even more brilliant.

"Hahaha!" The bald burly man laughed loudly again and was the first to speak.

"As expected of the Imperial Son, even before understanding anything, you are already able to perceive the presence of your subjects."

The four spoke one after another.

"Great Zhou Immortal Court!"

"Yanxi City, Lian Jue."

"Dingbei City, Xue Ran."

"Dongwang City, Wu Qingtian."

"Nanlin City, Lan Jue."

"Greetings, Imperial Son!"

Their voices were not loud, yet they were like rolling thunder exploding between the two sides, even directly locking time and space, and shaking all the vast thick fog into scattering fragments.

In that very instant.

The five people on the other side snapped their heads around. Through the shaken fog, they saw the two parties who were clearly far apart but were currently looking at each other.

The silver-haired man—Human Race Ancient Ancestor Si Hongyi—looked excited. He knelt on one knee in Lin Yan's direction and said loudly,

"Great Zhou Immortal Court, Si Hongyi!"

"Greetings, Imperial Son!"

For a time, the surroundings were extremely quiet, falling into a dead silence.

The four foreign race Ancient Ancestors were filled with horror.

Great Zhou Immortal Court?! Imperial Son?!

Naturally, the one whose mind was also echoing with these two terms was Lin Yan.

Imperial Son—he was not surprised; this was already an obvious answer.

But Great Zhou Immortal Court...!

He silently recited these four words in his heart.

Is this the name of the power created by that father of mine?

Great Zhou... He was just about to say something.

The bald burly man named Lian Jue spoke again.

"Imperial Son."

"We know you still have many doubts in your heart."

As he spoke, he pointed lightly to the side.

In an instant.

A spatial passage abruptly appeared beside Lin Yan.

"After you go through, someone will naturally answer them for you."

Lin Yan narrowed his eyes slightly.

With his current strength, which was enough to match an Immortal Emperor Late Stage, he actually hadn't even noticed how this burly man had opened this passage beside him in that moment just now.

However, he didn't think too much about it.

After all, his goal had already been achieved—he had found the Ancient Ancestors.

Moreover, with his intelligence, he already understood why these Ancient Ancestors had never appeared before, no matter what happened.

He also clearly knew why this so-called Ancient Ancestor of the Human Race had shown obvious preferential treatment ever since their first meeting.

He nodded and walked toward the spatial passage with a calm expression.

Watching Lin Yan's figure gradually disappear, the smiles on the faces of Lian Jue and the other three slowly faded.

They glanced at Si Hongyi, who had also stood up, then moved their gazes toward the four foreign race Ancient Ancestors who seemed to have entered a state of muddled confusion, their eyes flickering slightly.

Silently and soundlessly.

Under that single glance, the four of them instantly dissipated into this world, directly erased by time as if they had never appeared.

After completing this task that was extremely easy for them, Lian Jue rubbed his bald head.

"Immortal Emperor Peak."

"Even if the Imperial Son's combat power is extraordinary, it seems to be still a bit short."

Xue Ran shot him a glance.

"Worry less about these things."

"Do you think Your Majesty would have no arrangements?"

Lan Jue and Wu Qingtian laughed heartily.

"Lord Lian, could it be you've forgotten the things that exist in the place where the Imperial Son is going now?"

Lian Jue seemed to think of something, and a look of realization appeared on his face.

"Right, right."

...Space twisted violently, and the scene before his eyes changed rapidly like a revolving lantern.

Lin Yan stepped steadily out of the spatial passage, and his powerful intent instantly spread out in all directions like a tide, bringing everything around him into his range of perception.

Everywhere he looked were scenes of chaos and destruction.

This was a broken continent being wantonly invaded by countless terrifying turbulent currents. Ruins and broken walls were scattered haphazardly, and dilapidated buildings swayed in the gale, barely standing tall in the sky.

Of course, this so-called terrifying scene was only for practitioners below the Immortal Emperor Realm.

With Lin Yan's current strength, these things could no longer pose any threat to him.

At this moment, he was right in the center of this group of dilapidated buildings—more precisely, in the center of a grand Emperor's palace that had similarly collapsed and shattered.

Lin Yan's gaze quickly cast forward.

A giant tripod with a heavy and vast Aura stood quietly there, as if carrying endless historical vicissitudes; the heavy sense of time blew toward him.

In front of the giant tripod was exactly where Lin Yan's gaze finally settled.

A white-haired old man had already been waiting for a long time. The old man's eyes were full of excitement, and the moment Lin Yan's gaze looked over, he fervently met his eyes.

"Great Zhou Immortal Court, Ancient Marquis, Gu Shi."

"Greetings, Imperial Son!"

The old man's voice was resonant, carrying an irrepressible excitement as it spread far across this broken land.