Deep in the vast mountain ranges of southwestern Huaxia.
This place lay within Qiannan Province. Hidden here was an ancient-looking village that covered a considerable area and housed several thousand people.
Every one of them wore the traditional clothing of an ethnic minority, and their families had lived here for generations.
Just then, a graceful young woman with delicate features hurried into a wooden-and-stone building at the highest point of the village. It was an imposing structure, built in an ancient style and rich with ethnic character.
"Grandpa! Grandpa..."
As soon as she entered, the woman called out loudly.
If Ning Wangshu had been there, he would have recognized her as Lan Caiyi, the Saintess of the Wizard God Sect, whom he had once met briefly.
Hearing Lan Caiyi's calls, an old man who had been sitting cross-legged on the floor with his eyes closed slowly opened them. "What is it, girl? Why are you shouting?"
Lan Caiyi hurriedly replied, "Grandpa, something has happened at the Ancestral Land."
"What?"
The old man froze, then started in alarm. He spun around to face Lan Caiyi, his expression grave as he urgently asked, "What happened at the Ancestral Land?"
The old man was not only Lan Caiyi's grandfather, but also Lan Tianzheng, the Wizard Master of the Wizard God Sect!
At Lan Tianzheng's question, Lan Caiyi quickly answered, "Grandpa, just now, the forbidden law enveloping the Ancestral Land suddenly activated. Not long afterward, a strange light burst out from inside."
"What!?"
Lan Tianzheng was shocked. His eyes flew wide open. "The Ancestral Land's forbidden law can only be activated with the Essence Blood of someone who carries the bloodline of our Wizard God ancestors, together with a 'key.'"
"There are only three keys in total. I have one, and the other two