"I believe you've already guessed our origins."
Pill Treasure Immortal Lord's phantom looked at Chen Xiao.
"Several seniors must all be reincarnations of great powers from the Heavenly Realm, or from the Primordial Wilderness."
Chen Xiao looked at the phantoms of the Nine Immortal Lords and said.
"Correct. But apart from the four of us, the other phantoms are merely projections. Those five perished completely in the ancient great tribulation."
The speaker was a man in flowing white robes, with a heroic air about him. He was Immortal Lord Fubao.
Chen Xiao's earliest inheritance had been Immortal Lord Fubao's talisman Dao inheritance. In a sense, Immortal Lord Fubao was also Chen Xiao's master.
Yet Immortal Lord Fubao had survived the ancient great tribulation, only to later be plotted against and killed by Nalan Hongruo. Now, it seemed that he too had merely feigned his death and vanished from the world.
The other two, Array Treasure Immortal Lord and Treasure Artifact Immortal Lord, also wore faint smiles.
"Now that the Human Dao Sovereign has returned to his place, our mission is nearly complete," Pill Treasure Immortal Lord continued.
"Mission?"
Chen Xiao froze.
"What you should know, you will know sooner or later." Immortal Lord Fubao smiled.
"Old friend, we'll be taking our leave first."
Suddenly, Treasure Artifact Immortal Lord, who had remained silent all along, transmitted his voice to Mo Xiachen in the distance.
"You've finally been freed, but I don't know how many years or months I'll have to wait."
Mo Xiachen looked at the phantoms of the Four Treasures Immortal Lords, utterly depressed.
Treasure Artifact Immortal Lord merely shook his head. "You still have more important matters to attend to in the Immortal World. Once you complete your mission, you will naturally return as well."
"Mission?" Mo Xiachen curled