Hearing the old man's words, one of the Xuanyuan Clan's ancestors slowly said, "The purpose of our Xuanyuan Lineage is to protect this land."
"Whether they're demons and monsters or ancient secret realms, if they dare to do evil, cause trouble, and harm this land, we will punish them severely!"
"Rest assured about this."
The old man smiled. "With those words from you, Ancestor, I have nothing to worry about."
"Mm!"
The Xuanyuan Clan ancestor acknowledged him softly, then sighed. "It's a pity that we sealed ourselves away for far too long. Although the Immortal Source inside Xuanyuan Cave kept the ravages of time at bay, there simply wasn't enough of it to stop time's erosion completely."
"When we broke the seal and awoke this time, only my sixth younger brother and I still had any life left in us. As soon as Third Uncle and Ninth Younger Brother broke the seal and awoke, they couldn't withstand the power of time from the Outside World bearing down on them. Their Dao vanished on the spot..."
Hearing his sigh, another Xuanyuan Clan ancestor also said ruefully, "That's right. If there had been more Immortal Source in Xuanyuan Cave, Third Uncle and Ninth Younger Brother might not have run out of life force after successfully passing the Heavenly Tribulation and sealing themselves away."
"But there was nothing we could do. The Immortal Source in Xuanyuan Cave was limited. To leave some for our descendants to seal themselves away, Third Uncle and Ninth Younger Brother couldn't wait until they'd passed the Heavenly Tribulation and entered the Mahayana Realm before sealing themselves away."
"Otherwise, they would have needed much more Immortal Source to seal themselves away."
"Mm."
The Xuanyuan Clan ancestor from earlier nodded, then said, "I just wonder how many of our clansmen