The shadows around Hei Jue surged like tides several times.
Huang Qing's smile vanished, and his gaze became exceptionally grave.
Ancestor Taiming's reaction was the most unusual.
He suddenly raised his head, a sharp gleam flashing through his eyes.
That gleam came swiftly and brightly, like lightning streaking through the darkness.
Qin Tian noticed his strange behavior.
"Taiming?"
Ancestor Taiming did not answer.
Countless thoughts were racing through his mind.
They spread out like a spiderweb, every thread connected to information accumulated over decades.
He thought of his Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan.
He thought of how he had personally arranged for Xiao Huang'er to become the Saintess of the Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan.
Back then, he had valued Xiao Huang'er's Talent and bloodline, hoping to use the position of Saintess as a bond to tie the Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan to the Heavenly Court.
The facts proved that his investment had been extremely precise.
After Xiao Huang'er became the Saintess, the relationship between the Supreme Spirit Ancient Clan and the Heavenly Court changed from a simple alliance into a tightly bound community of shared interests.
But that was not enough.
Far from enough.
He recalled the occasions over the years when he attended banquets at the Heavenly Court and happened to see Gu Xun'er.
Whenever that Heavenly Emperor's principal wife heard news of someone else's child getting married, an almost imperceptible trace of melancholy would flash across her face.
That melancholy vanished in an instant, but Ancestor Taiming had lived for tens of thousands of years. What sort of worldly affairs had he not seen?
At a glance, he could tell that Gu Xun'er was worried about Xiao Heng's marriage.
Xiao Heng was already ninety-eight years old!
His cultivation stood above that of the younger generation, and his status as