Gui Yan

It was only after a long while that Qin Jishi gradually calmed down.

"Was that a dream?"

"..."

Qin Jishi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and confirmed that he was in reality.

"What a dream. It was far too real. Who was that person?"

"Why did he look..."

"..."

"Phew!"

Qin Jishi muttered to himself and took a deep breath.

What one thought of by day, one dreamed of by night. Perhaps I miss the Old Man too much.

At the same time!

Wind and Cloud Continent, Heaven Annihilation Pavilion!

Within the forbidden ground, deep in the mountains, stood a ruined altar.

The altar was blanketed in thick dust, with countless threads of cobwebs tangled across it.

Though the altar was broken and had been abandoned for a long time, it exuded an ancient, profound aura.

Helian Duzun and Helian Wang stood to one side, respect visible in their eyes.

Netherworld stepped forward and swept his arm, clearing away all the dust atop it.

At the center of the altar, a ferocious beast raised its head and howled. Its enormous maw was like an abyss, as though it intended to swallow heaven and earth whole.

Netherworld stretched out his hand, gathering a mass of dark green energy.

The next moment!

Under Helian Duzun and Helian Wang's watchful eyes, Netherworld poured that mass of dark green energy into the Fierce Beast's mouth...

The instant the dark green energy entered the Fierce Beast's mouth, the previously dim altar suddenly erupted with dazzling light, and a dark beam shot straight into the clouds.

After doing this, Netherworld stepped back.

"Father!"

Helian Wang put away his frivolous demeanor, replacing it with solemn gravity.

"Lord Guiyan is descending, and the plan is about to begin. I want Father to promise me one