"We five gods were members of the Spirit-Scattering Divine Army. The Heavenly Court called us rebels, traitors," the old woman answered Qiu Yan's question in a rush. "After a previous conflict, the five of us were separated from the main force and drifted through time and space. We had no idea how long we would remain lost, but by following a thread of fate, we found that small world of Spirit Land and settled there."
"Divine rebels?" Qiu Yan's heart stirred at this. He followed up, "A thread of fate? What thread of fate?"
"That thread of fate began with a great battle. In that battle, the Southern Region of the Heavenly Court sought to kill a man who had been deified through People's Wishes. His divine name was Prince Yin. When Prince Yin fell in the ensuing battle, he unexpectedly nurtured a Myriad People Pill! That became the fuse that drew several factions of the Heavenly Court over, especially the Heaven Lord of the south who controlled the Southern Heaven Starfield! Faced with such a situation, our scattered army could only retreat. Yet we were pursued all the way and eventually fell behind. The reason we found this place was precisely because the continent outside this small world had ties to Prince Yin..."
"Prince Yin, the Myriad People Pill, the Heaven Lord of the south..." Qiu Yan savored these words thoughtfully. He was no stranger to the first two. One had been a hero of the previous dynasty and had connections to him; Yin Xiao'e, who had helped him greatly in his rise, was Prince Yin's daughter. As for the Myriad People Pill, it had directly aided Qiu Yan and could not be overlooked.
As for the "Heaven Lord of the south," Qiu Yan was likewise familiar with him.