Wu Xiuxuan was a descendant of an old acquaintance, Wu Chong's thirteenth-generation direct descendant. He bore some resemblance to Wu Chong, and Li Qing recognized him at a glance.
Especially the faint trace of Taotie bloodline within him—it had been passed down through so many generations, yet had not thinned much at all.
Li Qing slowly flipped through the direct lineage genealogy Wu Xiuxuan had presented. The wistfulness in his eyes deepened, and he soon fell into profound thought.
"If one can attain the realm of a Dao Ancestor, there may be a chance to interfere with the cycle of reincarnation, perhaps even bring these old friends back from the river of time."
"But... if one day I truly cultivate to the Dao Ancestor realm, perhaps the seas will have turned to mulberry fields and the times changed beyond recognition. Would I still regret my departed friends as I do now?"
Li Qing sighed inwardly. He could not see through the answer at present. Perhaps he would only learn it when that day came.
Meanwhile, Wu Xiuxuan, who had been trembling with unease just moments ago, now looked at Li Qing with the utmost humility.
He was already certain that this mysterious expert with heaven-reaching methods was the Wuji Ancestor of the Lingyun Sect. The patriarch had truly revealed himself before him!
The methods Li Qing had displayed just now were simply too exaggerated. Not a trace of magical power had leaked from his body, yet he had directly imprisoned an entire stretch of space.
It was not as though he had never seen old monsters at the Spirit Transformation stage, but none of them possessed such vast divine abilities as the man before him. These were practically heaven-reaching means!
"Wuji Ancestor, could it truly be you, Elder?" Wu Xiuxuan