When Chen Changan saw the portraits the two had taken out, his brows furrowed. They really did look like him.
Wasn't the Immortal Ancient Domain supposed to have stopped making arrangements? What was going on?
"Why do you have portraits of me?"
"They were left by our ancestor."
"Who was your ancestor? Why did he leave behind a portrait of me?"
"This... Senior, may I start from the beginning?"
"Sure. I like a good story."
"Senior, please have a seat."
"Mm, good. You're thoughtful."
The two young men immediately brought out several chairs and respectfully invited Chen Changan and the others to sit.
Whatever else could be said, they were certainly quite proper in observing the courtesies.
"Senior, after the Immortal Ancient Domain fell apart all those years ago, this place was renamed the Land of Heavenly Halberd."
"That was because there was once a mountain here called Heavenly Halberd Mountain, which connected heaven and earth."
"But one day, Heavenly Halberd Mountain suddenly collapsed. The Land of Heavenly Halberd began to teeter, on the verge of falling apart."
"With no other choice, our Hou Family ancestor had to use himself as a medium, replacing Heavenly Halberd Mountain and becoming the foundation of the Land of Heavenly Halberd, so it wouldn't collapse."
It seemed the Hou Family's ancestor had been quite a figure—and likely an immensely powerful one. Otherwise, he couldn't have accomplished such a feat.
"And then?"
"Although our ancestor was powerful, the Hou Family wasn't some superfamily. Our ancestor was an orphan, with no family. Back then, his only relatives were his wife and son."
"But our ancestor also had five disciples."
"Before doing this, he summoned his five disciples and told them that once he had finished, his body would transform into five stone steles."
"These steles would