Ancestral God Secret Realm

Fang Lie sat cross-legged by the cliff's edge, his body wreathed in a scorching aura of flames.

Fang Yan did not disturb him. He merely stood quietly to one side, watching his father's back.

After all these years, Fang Lie's aura had grown deeper than before, yet he still had not gained the Flame Law's recognition.

Fortunately, for a World Lord, he was still young.

"You little brat, what are you standing there for?"

Fang Lie suddenly opened his eyes and spoke without turning his head.

Fang Yan smiled, walked over, and sat beside his father.

"Dad, I brought you something good."

He took the ring containing the Gu insects from his World Ring and handed it to Fang Lie.

Fang Lie accepted the ring and sent his mental power inside, his brows furrowing slightly.

"This is... a bug?"

"Gu insects."

Fang Yan explained, "There are one hundred and forty-four Rank Five Flame Path Gu insects. I used them to create a killing move called Three Thousand Flame Qi Radiance. Its power can barely contend with an Immortal."

"It's not difficult for a World Lord like you to use. I've emailed you all the instructions."

Fang Lie fell silent for a moment.

He raised his head, and a complicated emotion flashed through his eyes.

"Kid, what's this about?"

"Dad, I'm going to the Ancestral God Cult."

Fang Lie's hand paused slightly.

"Fine, go then. Let me tell you a secret—back then, even the old ancestor wanted to go, but he never managed it. Hahaha!"

He clenched the World Ring tightly and tucked it into his clothes, then slapped Fang Yan on the shoulder.

Fang Yan pretended to stagger from the blow and smiled helplessly.

"Dad, take it easy..."

"Easy, my ass!"

Fang Lie glared, his beard bristling.

"Dad, take care."

Fang Lie waved a hand without speaking, then turned his back.

Fang Yan straightened up as six azure wings slowly unfurled behind him.

"Dad, keep those Gu insects safe. They really can save your life!"

"I know."

Fang Lie replied without turning around.

"Three Thousand Flame Qi Radiance—you already said it. I'm not deaf yet."

The corners of Fang Yan's lips rose slightly, and he said no more.

With a beat of his wings, he shot into the sky, transforming into an azure streak of light that raced toward Xingkong.

At the cliff summit of Sky Pillar Peak, Fang Lie sat alone for a long time.

Only after that azure streak had completely vanished into Xingkong did he lower his head and look at the World Ring in his palm.

"You little brat..."

The space beyond Yinghuo Star.

The Footless Bird floated silently through Xingkong, its silver-white hull reflecting a cold gleam beneath the starlight.

Fang Yan's Cosmic Wind Haze Beast avatar stood at the spaceship's hatch, clad in Black Lotus Battle Armor.

Hei Miaomiao's voice emerged from the armor, unable to conceal her excitement.

"Fang Yan, Fang Yan! What kind of place is the Ancestral God Secret Realm? Is it fun? Is there anything tasty to eat?"

"The Ancestral God Secret Realm isn't an amusement park!"

Fang Yan replied helplessly through telepathy.

"It is the headquarters of the Ancestral God Cult, the greatest force in the Primordial Universe."

"Oh..."

Hei Miaomiao obediently fell silent, but her curiosity still seeped through the armor, like a cat whose paws had been pinned down.

Fang Yan sighed and stepped into the spaceship.

The hatch closed behind him. In the cockpit, Little Fox Fairy's virtual projection had already appeared above the main console.

"Master, the route has been planned."

"The Ancestral God Secret Realm is approximately... twelve trillion light-years from Yinghuo Star. At the Footless Bird's speed of fifty times the speed of light, the journey will take approximately... seven hundred years."

"Seven hundred years..."

Fang Yan murmured as he sat before the main console.

Seven hundred years was neither particularly long nor particularly short.

But for a special existence like him, one with two avatars, those seven hundred years would not go to waste.

The Spring Autumn Cicada would remain in the River of Time within the Divine Kingdom to comprehend the Time Law, while the Cosmic Wind Haze Beast would comprehend the Wind-Time Fusion Law.

"Set off."

At Fang Yan's command, layers of energy shields lit up around the Footless Bird, shifting from transparent to pale blue, then from pale blue to deep blue.

"Footless Bird, destination: Ancestral God Cult. Departing!"

Little Fox Fairy's crisp voice echoed through the cockpit. The spaceship trembled slightly, then transformed into a silver streak and charged into the Dark Universe.

Fifty times the speed of light.

There were no stars in the Dark Universe, no light—only endless, profound emptiness.

Seven hundred years later.

The Footless Bird leaped out of the Dark Universe, and before Fang Yan appeared a vast starfield so immense that it was suffocating.

The Ancestral God Secret Realm.

The entire secret realm took the shape of a spiral. Countless stars slowly revolved along some mysterious trajectory, interweaving into a dazzling sea of stars.

"This is the Ancestral God Secret Realm. Please present your Beast God Inheritance Token. Those who trespass into the Ancestral God Secret Realm without one will be killed without mercy!"

A cold voice rang out. A female Venerable with a translucent body teleported behind Fang Yan.

"Greetings, Venerable."

Fang Yan presented the Beast God Inheritance Token. After inspecting it, the female Venerable waved her hand.

"Follow me."

With that, she led Fang Yan across a lake filled with intertwined multicolored radiance.

"Five-Colored Aurora Lake..."

Fang Yan murmured, awe flashing through his eyes.

This was the Ancestral God Cult's Supreme Treasure, a Supreme Treasure that could drive even a Universe Strongest mad.

"So pretty!"

Hei Miaomiao's voice came from the armor, carrying a soft, sour note.

Fang Yan smiled and withdrew his gaze.

But it also reminded him that if he could not persuade Origin not to seize the Primordial Universe in the future, he should find a way to leave a Supreme Treasure behind from Origin.

"Let's go. It's time to handle business."

After flying for roughly half an hour, the female Venerable led Fang Yan to a stop before an entirely azure divine hall.

"Wait here. Lord Beast God will summon you once he is finished."

With that, the female Venerable turned and departed.

Fang Yan suddenly froze.

"Beast God? Could it be the Wind Beast God?"

He stood before the azure divine hall, staring at the totem of a beast roaring toward the heavens above its gates. His heartbeat quickened slightly.

"Fang Yan, what's wrong?"

Hei Miaomiao's voice came from the armor, tinged with confusion.

"Your heart is beating so fast."

"It's nothing."

Fang Yan took a deep breath and suppressed the emotions in his heart.

Then the corners of his mouth lifted slightly, and a crafty gleam flashed through his eyes.

Innate Secret Technique—Familiar at First Meeting!

White light began to radiate from Fang Yan's body.

His figure began to transform within the light. He grew taller, his shoulders broadened, and his limbs became more slender and powerful.

A head of long hair cascaded from his scalp, crimson as blood and stirring in the void despite the absence of wind.

An eerie red lotus appeared on Fang Yan's forehead.

When the light faded, a towering man in a dark-red robe stood before the divine hall.

His features were sharply defined, while a faint melancholy lingered between his brows.

"Red Lotus Demon Venerable..."

Fang Yan raised his hand and looked at his slender, powerful fingers, the corners of his lips lifting slightly.

"Wow! So handsome! Master, why don't you use a black lotus as your tattoo?"

Hei Miaomiao's voice held a trace of surprise, before becoming slightly aggrieved as she seemed to think of something.

Fang Yan nearly threw out his back.

"What the hell is a Black Lotus Demon Venerable?"

Another half hour later.

"Come in."

A servant at the Venerable realm said to Fang Yan.