"You know of the Immortal King realm?"
Youhu Ayu was startled. She said, "Since the Investiture of the Gods Epoch began, the highest realm in this world has only been that of an Everlasting Golden Immortal."
"Immortal Kings belong only to legend."
"For billions of years, no one has seen one, much less reached that realm."
Youhu Ayu added, "As time passed, apart from an extremely small number of Everlasting Golden Immortals, even most Heavenly Immortal cultivators no longer knew that a realm existed above Golden Immortal."
"Countless Heavenly Immortals have cultivated to the peak, exhausted every means to break through to the Golden Immortal realm, and ultimately failed, dissolving into the Dao between heaven and earth."
"Until their deaths, they never knew that above Golden Immortal lay realms far more vast and boundless."
"And yet, young friend-"
Youhu Ayu's gaze grew deep and searching. "You are merely a True Immortal, yet the words 'Immortal King' slipped straight from your lips."
"It seems the background behind you is far from simple."
Li Qingyuan smiled without answering.
His background, and those behind him, were indeed far from simple.
The Ten Ultimate Immortal and the Purple Cloud Fairy were both mighty figures of the Ancient Era, from a time far earlier than even the Investiture of the Gods Epoch. They were truly ancient beings who had survived from the Primordial Epoch to the present.
It was just that they had slumbered for endless ages.
Only after meeting Li Qingyuan had they gradually awakened, left the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, and entered the Investiture of the Gods Great World, truly embarking on the path to revival.
Seeing that he did not answer, Youhu Ayu did not press him. She merely sighed softly. "The power of the Five-Colored Immortal Stone is too ancient