"...Yes, it was this old man's turn!"
The Ji Family Grand Elder came back to his senses and forced a smile as he replied. Then, he turned his gaze toward the world beyond the gate again and asked somewhat cautiously,
"Ziyue, True Lord, this is..."
"Oh!" Ji Ziyue said with a grin. "Senior had not crossed the void in a long time and was feeling rather nostalgic, so he took us on a little stroll through the void. We kept Ninth Ancestor Grandfather waiting!"
"Not long, not long..."
The Ji Family Grand Elder replied with a dry laugh, barely suppressing the shock in his heart.
At the same time, Ye Fan and the other group members emerged one after another from the golden gate.
After Lin Yu was the last to step through the Domain Gate and onto the platform, the Ji Family Grand Elder immediately bowed respectfully. Leading a group of extraordinary Ji Family members, he deeply saluted Lin Yu.
"Ji Family's Ninth, greetings to True Lord Huanyu!"
"Rise..."
Lin Yu waved his sleeve and helped them up. Glancing at the leading Grand Elder, he asked, "I have only recently emerged into the world and do not yet know the current state of the Northern Region. Little friend, you have been stationed here for quite some time. Could you explain it to me?"
"Of course!"
Ji Family's Ninth Ancestor smiled faintly and immediately took out a jade slip from his robes, respectfully offering it to Lin Yu. "To be honest, True Lord, under the Holy Lord's orders, this junior had prepared intelligence long ago. All information concerning the Northern Region, including the explored map of the Northern Region and the distribution of power among the great aristocratic families and holy lands, is contained within this jade slip!"
"Oh?"
Lin