Loyal and Righteous to the Core

Xu Ying stared blankly at the white-haired Daoist. Seeing this, the white-haired old Daoist bowed again and said, "Little brother, could you be from the Three Realms? I am Taiyi, a Daoist, and I am also from the Three Realms..."

"You're Taiyi Heavenly Venerate!"

Xu Ying came to his senses, both startled and delighted. He said to the white-haired Daoist, "You have ten great Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Spirits called the Ten Palaces of Hell. Your Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Spirits guard the underworld in the Ancestral Court, and they live on a pair of ox horns, right?"

The white-haired old Daoist revealed a delighted expression and said, "As expected, someone from our homeland! Fellow Daoist, you recognize me?"

"I don't."

Xu Ying smiled. "I recognize your Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Spirits. After the Dao Cry, natural disasters erupted, and your Heaven-and-Earth Primordial Spirits were killed by Ten Wasted Heavenly Lord Liu Guanyi. It was I who completed the Great Dao in your Dao Field and revived your Primordial Spirits. You and I have deep ties."

The white-haired old Daoist was none other than Taiyi Salvation Heavenly Venerate. Though he was not a Dao Ancestor, he had still been a Dao-Ancestor-level existence during the Ancestral Court era. Along with Taiqing, Yuqing, Yuxu, Void Emperor, and the others, he had ridden the Green Rock out of the Three Realms and entered the Other Shore.

Taiyi Heavenly Venerate was exceedingly free and easy. He laughed and said, "So you and I actually have such a connection. What should I call you, Fellow Daoist?"

"Xu Ying, Dao Ancestor of the new Dao of the Three Realms."

Taiyi Heavenly Venerate laughed. "I heard that someone meditated near the Primordial Chaos Dao manifestation and caused quite a commotion, swallowing more than half of it. After inquiring about the person's appearance, I