Because of Gu Yi's intervention, Shi Yan had not been possessed by the Profound Ice Cold Flame or trapped beneath the sea for three years while traveling from the Gloomy Cloud Land to the Endless Sea.
As a result, Shi Yan had returned to the Yang Clan early.
He had also received the Yang Clan's full support and cultivation.
Yang Qingdi had personally watched Shi Yan rise from the first level of Hundred Tribulations to the third level of Nirvana in just a few short years, crossing two major realms in succession!
And that had been before Yang Qingdi was trapped in the Fourth Demonic Domain.
Another half year had now passed.
Shi Yan might already have entered the Heavenly Rank Realm.
The Yang Clan had never produced such talent in a thousand years.
Yang Qingdi regarded Shi Yan as the pillar of the Yang Clan's next generation!
His becoming a True God was practically certain. It was even possible that he could become a God King like the man before them!
Thus, when Gu Yi asked where Shi Yan was, Yang Qingdi's first reaction had been to conceal the truth.
"I have been trapped in the Demon Domain for a long time. I do not know where the Yang Clan members have scattered to," Yang Qingdi said, shaking his head.
There was no flaw in his words.
After all, everyone in the Endless Sea knew that he had been imprisoned in the Fourth Demonic Domain by Devil Emperor Papiyas. Only afterward had the various forces besieged the Yang Clan, forcing it into retreat.
It was perfectly normal for him not to know where Shi Yan was.
Gu Yi naturally saw through Yang Qingdi's thoughts.
After all, he had willingly entered the Demon Domain and had long since prepared an