A flash of divine light.
The Void God King teleported Lu Yang and Malthus inside the entrance to Cold Flame Prison. The Life Ancestor and Death Ancestor each had an arm pressed against the freezing wall.
What was surprising was that not only had the two avoided frostbite, but thick vines had grown from the walls beneath their arms, climbing all the way from the entrance into the depths of the cave.
"What kind of vines are these? How can they withstand the cold?" Lu Yang asked with a smile.
The Death Ancestor sighed and said weakly to Lu Yang, "We are guards specifically responsible for healing. The Ice Lord also needs our treatment when she is injured, so our energy can create life anywhere."
The Life Ancestor smiled, then looked awkwardly at Lu Yang and asked, "What did the demon gods of Undying City decide?"
Lu Yang knew this was what they cared about most. After all, the demon gods' true purpose in descending to the lower realm was Mother Earth's origin essence.
"Undying City has split into three factions: the Supreme God Legion, the Brotherhood of Gods, and the Primordial Celestial Gods. All three have agreed to descend to the lower realm and return to Mother Earth Star to live," Lu Yang said.
The Life Ancestor sighed. "What was bound to come has come. But we do not blame you. This was never something you could decide. Sooner or later, they had to return."
Lu Yang smiled. "If they descend now, none of the factions can covet Mother Earth's origin essence. But if they wait another few million years before descending, you definitely will not be able to protect Mother Earth's origin essence."
"Why?" the Death Ancestor asked with a frown.
Lu Yang said, "I have met the