"Fellow cultivator Su actually had such a backup hidden away."
Ruo Su was somewhat astonished.
True Ancestor Shi Yin looked utterly miserable—emaciated, his body shattered, hair disheveled, like a prisoner subjected to brutal torture.
Yet the aura around him was exceedingly powerful, far beyond what an ordinary Heavenly Emperor could match!
"So it was him."
Old Lord Gouchen frowned slightly, recalling a long-buried event from the past.
During the early days of the primordial era, an Ancestor of Three Purities Temple had taken a liking to Heavenly Venerable Yi, who had established the Primordial Heavenly Court. He had personally descended upon the River of Destiny, intending to guide Heavenly Venerable Yi to Three Purities Temple for cultivation, and promised to leave him an opportunity to become an Ancestor.
Yet Heavenly Venerable Yi had refused.
During that same era, True Ancestor Shi Yin of the Innate Chaos God-Demon Lineage, one of Heavenly Venerable Yi's great enemies, had been favored separately by the Founders of the demonic sects and the demonic Dao on the Eternal Other Shore. Both had personally stepped forward, seeking to take True Ancestor Shi Yin as their disciple.
Who could have imagined that True Ancestor Shi Yin would refuse as well?
This matter had not only caused quite a stir on the Other Shore of Destiny; it had also been hotly discussed on Reclusive Mountain back then.
It was then that Old Lord Gouchen learned that both Heavenly Venerable Yi and True Ancestor Shi Yin had long since seen through the secrets of the Other Shore!
Yet Heavenly Venerable Yi had sealed away his own Dao Path and refused to set foot upon the Path to Becoming an Ancestor.
True Ancestor Shi Yin, meanwhile, had once sworn that he would consider going to the Other Shore to prove