Emperor Weapons in this world were limited in number. Why did the Desolate Ancient Families stand so far above everyone else? Aside from their sages, their strongest foundation was their Extreme Dao Weapons, which could preserve their lineages for more than a hundred thousand years.
Even during a Dark Turmoil, when one or two Supreme Beings occasionally emerged, families with Emperor Weapons could still protect themselves.
Every Supreme Being who had severed their own cultivation was a master of time management. They picked soft persimmons to squeeze rather than deliberately gnawing on hard bones like Emperor Weapons.
The Solar Divine Sect and the Taiyin Divine Dynasty were examples of what happened after losing an Emperor Weapon. Without the deterrence of ultimate martial power, even a single Quasi-Emperor could threaten them with destruction.
The Wind Family claimed to be the oldest holy land in the Eastern Wasteland. Its legacy stretched back a million years, and it had existed ever since the Ancestor of Humanity descended upon Big Dipper. Though sages had emerged in every generation, its Emperor Weapon had shattered during the previous Dark Turmoil.
Where, then, had Lin Xian gotten this Emperor Weapon?
For a moment, the sages of the various imperial lineages let their imaginations run wild. They all looked toward the saint Yaoguang behind Lin Xian, and an exceedingly terrifying thought arose in their minds.
Could the Wind Family's Ancestor, like Ruthless, still be alive?
Others might not know the origins of the Dragon Pattern Black Gold Cauldron, but how could they not? All that talk about twenty-eight generations of sages forging it in succession before an Emperor Weapon finally emerged might fool organizations that had never produced a Great Emperor.
But holy lands and families like theirs, which had produced Great Emperors, had far more than twenty-eight