Aside from the Demon Suppression Land that the Great Thousand Pavilion had already confirmed had vanished, eighteen Demon Suppression Lands still remained. Over the past two years, Xiao Yan had traveled across more than half of the Great Thousand World, visiting each of those eighteen Demon Suppression Lands one by one.
In some, the Heavenly Demon Emperor's remnant soul had already escaped. In some, the seal still remained, but the ancient powerhouse had already passed away. In others, the ancient powerhouse had only a faint brand left and could no longer be revived.
In the end, Xiao Yan refined more than twenty Heavenly Demon Emperor remnant souls and bodies in total—some Demon Suppression Lands had suppressed more than one Heavenly Demon Emperor—but he saved only three ancient powerhouses: the Heavenly Emperor, Futu Ancestor, and Ancestor Tailing.
The Ancient Holy Abyss was the eighteenth Demon Suppression Land Xiao Yan had chosen, and also the end point of his route.
"But are the two Ancestors truly not going back to the Endless Fire Territory with Xiao Yan first? The Budu Ancient Clan and the Tailing Ancient Clan are two of the Five Ancient God Clans. After nearly fifty thousand years, their clans are no longer what they once were, and both have Saint Grade mighty figures holding them down. If the two of you return, I'm afraid you'll face an extremely awkward situation."
Xiao Yan gathered his thoughts and turned to look at the two peak powerhouses.
"Haha, Flame Emperor, aren't you looking down on us old fellows a little too much? Does His Majesty think I never left a few measures inside my clan's clan-guarding sacred object, the Tailing Ancient Map? Even Brother Budu left hidden moves inside that Ancestral Pagoda."
The stern-faced middle-aged man on the right burst into laughter