"Master, you needn't doubt yourself. The Art of Insight could never be wrong."
Lan An spoke, then seemed to recall something. His eyes widened as he stared at Lin Xuan in shock once more.
"I remember now. The Supreme Drum of the Ascension Sanctum once rang continuously for three days, its thunder never ceasing. That should have been when you, Master, stepped into the Dan Realm..."
"Originally, the Ancestor of the Extraterritorial would not have opened the ruined immortal path and emerged from the Ascension Sanctum for quite some time."
"But after that anomaly with the Supreme Drum, the Ancestor of the Extraterritorial and the many ancestors changed their plans."
Lin Xuan looked at the horrified Lan An, his brows knitting again.
"What happened? Tell me everything..."
"Yes!"
Lan An did not dare delay and began speaking at length.
The Ascension Sanctum possessed two immortal artifacts. One was the River of Time, the very foundation of the Ancient Remnants.
The other was the Supreme Drum, a supreme immortal artifact with deep ties to the Azure Cloud Realm.
According to the Ancient Remnants, the Supreme Drum possessed the ability to monitor the Azure Cloud Realm.
When the drum sounded, it signified that an extraordinary genius had appeared in the Azure Cloud Realm.
There were nine beats in all. The more gifted the being detected by the Supreme Drum, the denser and more rapid its beats became.
Nine beats already indicated a genius worthy of being called supreme.
During the period when Lin Xuan and the others stepped into the Dan Realm, the drum rang frequently, each bout unbroken and continuous, with no fewer than five beats.
Even the nine beats appeared many times. At that time, the Ancestor of the Extraterritorial and the group of old ancestors could no longer sit