In the Eternal Ye Family's Main Hall.
The many high-ranking elders of the Main Lineage stood on either side, while God Emperor Ye Junlin and Jade Pool Saint Lord Yue Liuli occupied the seats of honor.
Around the outer edge of the Great Hall stood the finest of the younger generation: several Sequence Disciples and numerous young prodigies. Two Seed Rank prodigies had also arrived—Ye Dan and Ye Sword God.
Ye Tian was like a sheep surrounded by a pack of wolves, able only to shake his head with a bitter smile.
"Reporting to Father and Mother."
"My journey to the other worlds yielded many rewards. I brought quite a few promising talents under my command. They had been constrained by their worlds' rules, which was why they had yet to grow."
"Now that I have brought them to the Eternal Immortal Domain, with our Lineage's resources to nurture them, they will surely rise like True Dragons and soar across the firmament."
As Ye Tian spoke, the people settled outside the Ye Family's Great Hall immediately came under the elders' scrutiny.
Light shone from several elders' eyes, piercing the void as they examined the newcomers.
Yet... before long, one elder cried out in astonishment, "Good heavens! What extraordinary prodigies are these?"
"The Purple Extremity Alchemy Physique, the Heavenly Fire Divine Art, and even the Female Emperor of the Snake God Race, the Taiyin Jade Rabbit Bloodline, the divine beast White Demon! Th-this... you really are my little ancestor!"
"Indeed. Even in the Eternal Immortal Domain, talents like these would stand head and shoulders above the rest, receiving preferential resources and shining brightly in this golden age. Yet they were confined to Small Thousand Worlds, their brilliance forced to gather dust."
Several elders spoke, their words filled with admiration for these