"Who are you?" Hua Yunfei asked.
"Old Ancestor Yan Yang," the other party replied weakly.
"Old Ancestor Yan Yang?"
Hua Yunfei and the Dao Derivation Realm Spirit exchanged a glance. Both had heard this name before.
There had once been a very special person in the history of the Three Thousand Dao Domains. He belonged to no sect or faction and was merely a Rogue Cultivator.
Yet such a person had attained the Immortal Emperor position. Relying on his formidable talent, he had suppressed many potential emperors across multiple Dao Domains, standing high above all others.
This Rogue Cultivator Immortal Emperor was named Yan Yang, later reverently called Old Ancestor Yan Yang by all living beings.
However, Old Ancestor Yan Yang had suddenly vanished one day. Many tens of thousands of years had passed, and he had never appeared again.
They had never expected to encounter the legendary Rogue Cultivator patriarch, Old Ancestor Yan Yang, here.
"Are you truly Old Ancestor Yan Yang?" the Dao Derivation Realm Spirit asked.
"Genuine beyond doubt. You are a World Spirit, and the young friend beside you is no ordinary person either. There is no need for me to deceive you, nor could I deceive you." Old Ancestor Yan Yang's voice was extremely weak, and his condition was clearly abnormal.
"Senior contacted us because..."
Hua Yunfei had guessed why, but he did not say it outright. He waited for Old Ancestor Yan Yang to speak first; only then could he seize the initiative.
"To tell the truth, I was ashamed. I relied on my cultivation being heaven-reaching, with few opponents throughout the Three Thousand Dao Domains, so I ventured into this Abyss of Nothingness, hoping to find rare and extraordinary resources."
"But I never expected... never expected that not long after entering... I would