The wars across the Primordial Wilderness had ended, territories had been divided, and the spoils had been settled.
On the surface, all was calm.
Yet in the shadows, darkness had long begun to spread.
During the earlier Human-Dragon War, a youth whose bloodline had reverted to its ancestry appeared among the Human-Wu people—Chiyou.
Though Chiyou was of mixed Human-Wu blood, the strength of the bloodline he displayed far surpassed all reason, enough to stand alongside a true Great Wizard.
Having only just reached adulthood, and lacking cultivation resources, his combat strength could already rival that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal.
When his cultivation encountered a bottleneck, guided by some instinct buried deep within his bloodline;
Chiyou crossed mountains and rivers, traversed the Primordial Wilderness, and ultimately returned to Mount Buzhou's remnant veins.
Though Mount Buzhou had collapsed, remnants of the Wu Clan still lived in seclusion within its surviving ranges.
Among the Twelve Ancestor Wizards, Ju Mang's combat strength was not particularly great, but compared to the other Ancestor Wizards, his temperament was somewhat more steady.
For this very reason, during Mending Heaven, Xuanming, Gonggong, and She Bi Shi had decided to leave Ju Mang behind to take over the Wu Clan's remaining affairs.
The three of them, meanwhile, entered the Qiankun Cauldron and became part of the Heavenly Pillar, atoning for the destruction caused by the Immeasurable Kalpa.
Chiyou had just stepped into Mount Buzhou's remnant veins.
Within Pangu Hall, Ju Mang immediately sensed his arrival.
In the main hall, only one seat remained of the twelve seats that had originally corresponded to the Twelve Ancestor Wizards.
The stone pillars in the hall were mottled with age. Ju Mang sat upon his seat, his gaze narrowing slightly.
After paying such a price, even the most reckless should have