Everyone held their breath as they descended layer by layer along the ancient stone steps, for their destination lay beneath the Heaven and Earth Great Hall.
They walked for a full half hour before entering a stone chamber.
Inside the chamber, an old man sat cross-legged.
Though he was called an old man, he did not look aged at all. On the contrary, his complexion glowed, his gaze was sharp, and he brimmed with vitality.
Several other old men sat cross-legged beside him.
The leading elder was Qin Lan, the only Saint in the Heavenly Domain.
The remaining elders were no ordinary people either. They were all Half-Saint-level existences.
This was the foundation of the Heavenly Domain's number one power!
Those seeing Qin Lan for the first time had never imagined that their ancestor would be in such excellent spirits.
A Saint truly was a Saint!
"We pay our respects to Ancestor."
Upon seeing the elder, even Island Master Qin Yi knelt down respectfully.
"Rise, everyone."
Qin Lan waved a hand, and a gentle force lightly lifted Qin Yi and the others to their feet.
"Hehe, I imagine you are all very curious why I summoned you here?"
Qin Lan spoke with a mild expression, without the slightest air of an elder lording over the young.
"Come with me."
Smiling broadly, Qin Lan clasped his hands behind his back and pushed open the side door of the stone chamber.
Everyone followed him inside.
Beyond the side door was another stone chamber.
Complex runes were carved across its walls, and at the intersections of those runes hung several Soul Lamps, flickering between brightness and dimness.
On the stone table in the center of the chamber sat another lamp, standing out like a crane among chickens.
Qin Lan stared fixedly at that