Ten Years

Yan Chihuo looked toward the Earth Divine Ape and asked, "Senior Ape, it has been many years. How did you end up here?"

The Earth Divine Ape replied, "Ever since this old ape left the Heavenly Gate and reached the outside world, I found everything fresh and novel. I wandered here and there, but I dared not neglect my cultivation, and I have made progress over these years. Later, I went into seclusion, and only after breaking through to the mid-Tribulation Stage did I emerge, only to learn of the war between humans and demons. I wanted to come and see the spectacle, and as it turned out, I ran into you, kid. Come to think of it, you have improved quite rapidly, though that Mystic Spirit Clam is truly a freak of nature."

Yan Chihuo thought to himself, Although the Earth Divine Ape is a spiritual beast of heaven and earth, the reason it could advance so quickly must be because it laid a deep foundation within the Heavenly Gate. Thinking of this, he could not help but recall the Fierce Tiger, but Mo Han had not brought it along this time; it must have been left in the sect to serve as a guardian beast.

Shangguan Yun asked, "Chihuo, is this Senior Ape from the Heavenly Gate? May I ask how to address him?" Yan Chihuo did not notice that she had quietly changed how she addressed him, but Mo Han gave her a subtle side-eye.

Yan Chihuo said, "That is correct. I met this Senior Ape during the battle at the Leaping Heavenly Gate. He is the ancestor of the Divine Ape Clan." Only then did he realize he did not even know the name of this Earth Divine Ape. However, since this Earth Divine Ape was