"That kid Shi Hao... Heh. Perhaps, after enough years, Fellow Daoist Pangu and I will have another companion on our path."
"Really? That kid's as outrageously talented as ever!
"Oh, and there are two other pieces of good news. First, Shi Yi finally came to his senses. He and the Double-Pupil Woman fell for each other and are now married.
"Second, Qin Hao and A Man got together.
"What a tangled family.
"Shi Yi married his own teacher, while Qin Hao fell for A Man, whom Huang always thought of as an older sister." The Willow Deity could not help laughing.
Xuantian rolled his eyes. "We've lived for so long. What is there we can't look past?
"Didn't I win you over too, Teacher? Haha!"
"Oh, go away, you shameless old man!" The Willow Deity shot him a glare.
During her years in the Primordial World, the Willow Deity's avatar had remained a Half-Step Ruler. Yet she had manifested countless forms and put down roots among the peoples of Hong Huang, protecting the weak. A vast, unending stream of faith crossed the barrier between worlds through a special means, entered the Chaos, and flowed into her true body.
Xuantian swept the Ancestral Land with his divine sense. The Imperial Guard still numbered 240,000, but every member was now a Quasi-Saint, including many at Quasi-Saint Great Perfection.
The twelve captains were Half-Step Hunyuan experts, while the Imperial Guard's commander was a true Hunyuan Supreme!
Why would Quasi-Saints come to the Ancestral Land to serve others instead of reigning supreme elsewhere? Because the Ancestral Land held opportunities coveted even by Hunyuan Supremes, and Hunyuan experts preached there regularly.
Though the Ancestral Land's Hunyuan experts spent long stretches in seclusion, almost all of them had countless descendants and sprawling families. Xuantian's family was