"Are you leaving on your own, or do I have to send you off?" At his peak, Lin Yi looked at the Fire Holy Spirit, who had yet to enter the Quasi-Emperor realm.
The Fire Holy Spirit was bitterly unwilling to accept this. His expedition had ended in utter defeat, his entire army wiped out, all because of a single unforeseen variable.
"Hmph!"
As the Fire Holy Spirit retreated, countless humans and sacred beasts let out earthshaking cheers.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist. Without you, we could not have defended this Star Region!" Qinghuang bowed, his expression solemn.
"You're too kind, Elder Qinghuang. We're both human. It was only right!
On this expedition, I killed seven stone men, a stone man king, and two Great Saint stone men.
I'm quite interested in the stone men's cultivation methods, so I intend to enter seclusion and develop an art for transforming into a stone man, narrowing the gap between them and humans—or even all other races.
I'll leave the aftermath to you."
Lin Yi vanished, entering seclusion. He needed to refine the stone men's shattered Primordial Spirits, hoping to obtain some of their memories.
The name Gu Huang shook the ancient road and spread throughout Human Territory and even among the other races. But this Gu Huang was not the Gu Huang from over twenty years ago. He was a newly risen figure.
One was called a demon, the other revered as a god—god and demon standing opposed.
Lin Yi entered seclusion. The years drifted by, time passing in a blink, spring giving way to autumn through cycle after cycle.
As he refined the stone men's memories, he gained many insights.
Before he knew it, twenty years had passed. After twenty years of seclusion, the ancient road had reopened, and mighty contenders