"How could you actually defeat him?"
Water Moon Great God stared at Chen Changming in shock, hardly able to believe it. "We Ancient Gods were unable to completely destroy even a single Ancient Immortal. How did you do it?"
Ancient Immortal?
Chen Changming's eyes widened, and he was just as stunned.
What exactly was an Ancient Immortal?
Were they beings on equal footing with the Six Ancient Clans, or genuine immortals?
"Brother Tian, what are Ancient Immortals?" Gu Linglong glanced at the Rotten-Leaf Black Earthworm beside her and asked through voice transmission.
"I don't know."
Gu Tianxie wore an equally bewildered expression.
"Senior, are Ancient Immortals people from the Immortal Realm?" Chen Changming asked tentatively.
"I don't know."
Water Moon Great God shook her head and said gravely, "When we Six Ancients were born in the Human Realm, there was no race called Ancient Immortals. But after the Six Ancients fought an earth-shattering battle against an important figure from the Demon Realm, an ancient clan known as the 'Ancient Immortals' suddenly emerged! They were extraordinarily formidable. From the moment they appeared, they became enemies of us Six Ancients and killed many of our people..."
"Ancient Immortals who appeared out of nowhere?"
Chen Changming murmured, his expression turning strange.
The Immortal Realm and the Human Realm were separated by the Spirit Realm. By all reason, immortals should not have been able to enter the Human Realm.
So this ancient clan known as the Ancient Immortals might have come from the Spirit Realm. Perhaps, to proclaim themselves different from all others, they had called themselves "Ancient Immortals."
"Ancestor, were the Ancient Immortals innate lifeforms like the Six Ancients?" Gu Linglong could not help asking.
"No, they were not."
Water Moon Great God's expression grew peculiar as she slowly said, "Their auras were