"There was no need to worry too much. Even if Heaven's All Ages made the Ancient Underworld its primary target, the Ancient Underworld had been drawing inward for years. Finding us would not be easy."
Hou Ming did not dwell on why Heaven's All Ages was coming after the Ancient Underworld. To her, that was hardly the issue.
Over the long years, she had fought countless enemies as one of the Ancient Underworld's true Giants. This time was clearly more difficult, but she still did not believe they had reached the point of despair.
What concerned her more was Jiang Yun's condition.
"Little Brother Yun, your Primordial Spirit is still covered in Grand Dao Wounds, with threads of Sword Light tangled through it. Why don't you move straight into my cultivation ground?"
Jiang Yun looked at Hou Ming and saw the worry written across her cool, breathtaking face. After a moment's thought, he understood what she meant.
She was worried that if Heaven's All Ages found the Ancient Underworld and war broke out, his current condition would put him in grave danger.
Especially after his battle with Di Yi. He had stolen the limelight then, and even though he was now "half-crippled," he would likely draw attacks from many Dao Ancestors.
After all, enough time had passed since his return to the Ancient Underworld that Heaven's All Ages had probably learned of it.
The only reason nothing had happened was that the Desolate Emperor's declaration of war against the Ancestral Land had caused too great a stir.
Compared with the bloody battles against Above Heaven and the Heavenforsaken Land, or the retreat of the Four Origin Ancient Lands, his return no longer seemed so important.
But if the Dao Ancestors of Heaven's All Ages came knocking, especially those who had