Daoist Heavenly Secrets waved his hand, manipulating the heavenly secrets and shrouding the world.
Soon, he and Hua Yunfei's group of three vanished from everyone's sight.
"Senior."
Daoist Heavenly Secrets cupped his hands, his expression wizened. "For someone so young to have entered the Hegemon Grade, I am deeply impressed."
He sighed. For countless years, he had strived toward this goal, yet he had never dared to truly take that step.
"Get to the point," Hua Yunfei said. He had no interest in beating around the bush with Daoist Heavenly Secrets.
"Yes." Daoist Heavenly Secrets said, "Medicine God Valley was once one of the legendary lineages of the Overlord Universe, standing alongside the Ancient Clan of Strength. The former ruled the world through alchemy, while the latter subdued it through strength."
"Later, some unknown major events took place. After that, Medicine God Valley quietly withdrew from the stage of history, and the Ancient Clan of Strength became the true ruler of the Overlord Universe."
"From then on, the Ancient Clan of Strength issued an edict, cutting off the part of ancient history concerning Medicine God Valley. Only lineages with War Emperor Grade experts or higher were permitted to know of it."
"But there were conditions even for knowing. Any lineage that knew about Medicine God Valley had to obey the Ancient Clan of Strength's orders."
"The order was simple: if they learned that anyone was investigating Medicine God Valley, they were to immediately move against them and wipe them out."
"That's why Biyu and the others reacted so strongly when Senior asked them about it. Those are the Ancient Clan of Strength's orders—we don't dare disobey."
Hua Yunfei listened in silence before finally asking, "From what you're saying, the Ancient Clan of Strength had something to do with Medicine God