There was no explanation, just a feeling. The Ancestor should have overcome the tribulation; otherwise, the very existence of the words "tribulation" and "suffering" would have no meaning.
After Lu Yin learned of the Ancestor's Sequence Rule and experienced it for himself, he had warned the Ancestor never to reveal it, no matter what. Yet now, for his sake, the Ancestor had revealed it anyway.
"Who are you, exactly?" the old man asked, staring at the Ancestor in shock.
The Ancestor's injuries quickly healed. His Sequence Particles were as vast as an abyss. He had spent all those years suppressing the Sequence String without cultivating, but he had possessed an immense number of Sequence Particles to begin with.
Nine Jade Nether Divine Soldiers circled the Ancestor. "I'm this child's guardian."
A guardian?
The Ancestor looked around. "I'm warning you: don't go too far. Can't you tell whose power this child wields?"
The old man was bewildered. He looked at Lu Yin. "Power?"
If anyone else had said that, they wouldn't have cared. But the Ancestor had said it, and even Yue Ya took it seriously.
The words of a powerhouse like him deserved attention.
Lu Yin glanced at the Ancestor, whose expression was solemn. "This child cultivates karma."
"Azure Lotus Supreme?" Yanbo Hong Li cried out.
The others from Nine Chi Garden exchanged looks, staring at Lu Yin in disbelief as they arrived at a certain suspicion.
The old man's expression changed dramatically. "What do you mean?"
The Ancestor snorted. "I'm protecting this child on the orders of Azure Lotus Supreme. In return, Azure Lotus Supreme agreed to guide me through the tribulation and into Eternal Life. This child is Azure Lotus Supreme's disciple."
"He needs to be tempered, but it's going too far for all of you to gang