"By all reason, all things are withering beneath the Great Calamity, Yin Ruins included. But Yin Ruins was the residence of the Yin Emperor. Its opening and closing have their own order. To break that order without permission—if He were to suddenly return..."
La and Dingwang were quite tempted, yet their expressions and tones still revealed their fear and reverence for the Yin Emperor.
That Yin Emperor had been gone for two eras. His residence had endured the birth and destruction of two Great Universes and had already become half-ruins, yet strange fluctuations still lingered there, indicating that its master still lived and, by some unknown means, continued to cast a faint gaze upon the Primordial Beginning.
During the Primordial Chaos Era, when the Yin Emperor reigned, many Primordial Beginning Supremes had fought him openly or in secret. In the end, they had tacitly acknowledged his status as the sole emperor. This showed just how unfathomable his cultivation was.
Therefore, despite the ferocity of this Great Tribulation of Annihilation and the imminent destruction of the world, La and Dingwang still feared the Yin Emperor.
Seeing the two of them so timid and hesitant, Li Qingyun shook his head slightly and said flatly, "At a time like this, why are you still concerned about him? If we cannot transcend the First Sequence Ring Chain, we will all turn to nothing! How can seekers of the Dao keep looking ahead and behind at every turn..."
There was not the slightest reverence for the Yin Emperor in his expression or tone, nor did he bother to conceal his small jab at the two saints, La and Dingwang.
La and Dingwang could not quite save face. Their eyes flickered as they muttered inwardly, *This boy truly knows neither fear nor reverence! Right—he has never