"Meaning what?" Yin's heart tightened, and a trace of severity flashed in his eyes.
"Before the God War, the ancient beasts suddenly vanished because the Old God King abruptly drained away most of the source power. With no other choice, the Heavenly Dao took the essence of every ancient beast to keep the Lingyang Realm from collapsing."
Yan glanced at the golden-haired woman seated beneath the Buddha statue, his expression dimming. "Even so, the Lingyang Realm could no longer sustain so many living beings. So the Heavenly Dao contacted Gu Ye and used him to secretly set the God War in motion. Afterward, it stirred up a second conflict and wiped out the demigod race."
"After the God War, humanity rose to prominence because the divine race had lost the Heavenly Dao's trust. From that moment on, the Heavenly Dao had already begun plotting its reincarnation."
"Why did the Old God King do that?" Yin fell silent for a long while before speaking, his voice a little hoarse. "Because of Yao?"
"Lingyang Tian only awakened recently and hasn't yet recovered all his memories. The whole story is still unclear." Yan slowly shook his head.
"You don't need to dwell on it. The Old God King may have had his reasons. No one can foresee the future. You made the right choice back then."
Then, without warning, he changed the subject. "Yang may not be dead. Yu said he once saw her."
"That little rascal Yu is still alive? Where is he?" Yin froze, then nodded. "A hundred years ago, I saw Yang's avatar with my own eyes. She was indeed still alive."
"Fuguang took Yu away. His life or death is unknown now, and Xia's whereabouts are unknown as well. Once Lingyang Tian has recovered some of his power, he'll