Having said that,
the child could not even be bothered to waste another breath.
He waved his little hand.
"Get out of the way!"
BOOM-!!!
The red clouds suddenly seethed, their halted advance surging forward as violently as before.
Ignoring the High Ancestor before them entirely, they barreled toward the Imperial City.
"You-!!!"
The High Ancestor's expression changed sharply, anger flashing through his eyes.
Even a clay figurine had a spark of temper.
And he had once been an emperor!
He was just about to muster the energy around him to stop them,
when the old man atop the red clouds, who had remained silent all this time, suddenly floated toward him with a slightly embarrassed smile.
"Brother Li..."
"It has been years. I trust you have been well."
The High Ancestor froze. His gaze settled on the old man's face, studying it closely for a moment before his pupils contracted.
"Wang Xuance? It's you!?"
The Chang'an Wang Clan was a distinguished and prestigious clan.
Wang Xuance had been an outstanding figure among his contemporaries. After entering the Lamp-Lighting realm, he had suddenly declared that he would seek immortals and pursue the Dao, then vanished without a trace.
Who would have thought
that he had actually joined Five Immortals Mountain?
Wang Xuance cupped his hands apologetically and sighed. "Brother Li, it is not that I refuse to honor our old friendship."
"It is just..."
He pointed at the child beside him. "This is a disciple of Red Toad True Person. We have come under the True Person's decree... Since you act for the sake of the Li Family's realm, Brother Li, you should understand what is at stake."
"Stand aside."
"Do not... bring ruin upon yourself."
The High Ancestor trembled slightly.
Red Toad True Person?!
Unlike ordinary people, who knew