The three Old Ancestors of the Lan family were genuine Divine Sect Realm giants.
They stood at the very summit of the pyramid across the entire Eastern Profound Domain.
How could a guest official personally ennobled by them and granted such a lofty status be merely some insignificant Peak Heavenly God brat?
That was absolutely impossible. Lan Yan had to be lying.
She was deliberately elevating his identity to protect this brat, hoping to intimidate him with it.
The Myriad Divine Sect elder's thoughts raced, and his expression shifted unpredictably.
He forcibly suppressed the storm raging in his heart, trying to find a flaw on Lan Yan's face.
Yet Lan Yan's expression remained as cold and certain as ever, without the slightest wavering.
It was as though what she had said was an indisputable fact.
The Myriad Divine Sect elder's heart sank.
Could it be true? What gave a Peak Heavenly God the right to receive such regard from the Old Ancestor of the Lan family?
It made no sense at all!
"Impossible!" the Myriad Divine Sect elder cried out, his voice even going slightly off-key.
"Absolutely impossible. Niece Lan Yan, don't try to deceive this old man."
"A mere Peak Heavenly God, an existence as insignificant as an ant—how could he possibly enter the eyes of a Divine Sect Realm Old Ancestor?"
"And his status is second only to the three Old Ancestors? That is simply the height of absurdity."
He pointed at Yang Lingtian, speaking with agitation and spraying spittle everywhere.
"To protect this murderer, you actually went so far as to fabricate such an earth-shaking lie."
"Do you really think this old man will be frightened by you?"
Lan Yan looked at him coldly, as though she were looking at a buffoon jumping around.
"Whether you believe