Setting out for Yaoguang Holy Land

In Mo City, Luo Yan opened his eyes and cried out in alarm, "That was close!"

Fortunately, he had sensed beforehand that his actions had been exposed and used the Time Realm to return to the River of Time. Otherwise, the rules would have erased him in an instant.

Luo Yan steadied himself, then walked out of the room.

"Ancestor! You're out!" Luo Zongqi had been waiting outside the room for a long time.

"What's with that expression? Was I in my room for a long time?"

"Not too long. About ten days!"

Luo Yan made a quick calculation. There was still a certain discrepancy in time; the time he spent in reality would not remain fixed.

"Did anything happen over these ten days?" Luo Yan asked again. He could tell that Luo Zongqi had something to say.

With tears in his eyes, Luo Zongqi said, "Ancestor, Yaoguang Holy Land has gone too far! Three days ago, they sent people to storm our Luo Family, kill our clansmen, and steal away our Chaos Origin Divine Body-my poor niece, Luo Yixian!

"And they even declared that they would raze the Luo Family in a month!"

A burly man putting on a tearful voice right in front of Luo Yan-it would have been a lie to say it did not make his skin crawl.

"I understand."

Ignoring his wailing, Luo Yan went to the rear courtyard. The donkey was leisurely eating spirit grass, reclining with its legs crossed like a human and two hooves tucked behind its head. Luo Youyou and Luo Qing stood beside it, one holding a pile of costly spirit medicine and the other attentively feeding it. Not far away, Luo Huaimu and Luo Tianyuan were working hard to fan up a spirit wind.

With a dark expression, Luo Yan walked up to it without a word.

The four stopped what they were doing when they saw him approach. Seeing that their ancestor seemed displeased, they dared not say anything.

Sensing that everyone around it had stopped moving, the donkey asked, "Where did everyone go? Why has it gone quiet? Do you still want this divine donkey to guide your cultivation? If you ask me, that ancestor of yours is far too unreliable. He tossed you a few lousy books and vanished. In the end, you still have to rely on this divine donkey to guide you..."

As it spoke, a chill ran down the donkey's back. It hurriedly opened its eyes. "Something's wrong!"

"Senior! You've finished your seclusion? I've missed you so much!" The donkey scrambled to its feet, revealing its large, dark eyes. Its ears swayed back and forth as it put on an obedient air.

Luo Yan looked at the four. "Did it force you to do this?"

The four hurriedly shook their heads and explained, "We're doing this willingly! Senior Donkey has been guiding our cultivation, so we're helping him relax."

Their ancestor was already about to draw that Precious Sword!

Hearing this, Luo Yan put the sword back against the donkey's flank.

The sword itself was merely an ordinary Saint Weapon casually picked up in some secret realm. Because his original self had liked carrying it around, it had absorbed a trace of his aura and was now undergoing a beneficial transformation.

The donkey nearly fell apart, but still put on an aggrieved expression. "Senior, how could you think that of me? Am I that sort of donkey?"

Luo Yan lowered his head and glanced at it. "Take me to Yaoguang Holy Land."

The donkey looked delighted. "Yes, Master!"

Luo Yan had not blamed it, which meant he had accepted it. If it did not seize this chance to forge a connection, when would it?

It had already realized that the Luo Family was wealthy and had spirit grass and spirit medicine to spare. If it acknowledged their ancestor as its master, would this family not put it on a pedestal from now on? It would have an endless supply of spirit medicine and spirit grass!

It would also have a whole group of human servants waiting on it hand and foot, all in exchange for nothing more than a little lip service about cultivation.

Now that it had grown used to being surrounded like the moon amid a host of stars, looking back on its days eating spirit grass in the mountains made it wonder just how it had endured such hardship!

"Is the ancestor setting out?"

"Wonderful! Little Sister Yixian can be saved!"

"Yaoguang Holy Land has gone too far. Now that the ancestor is taking action himself, he'll make them bite off more than they can swallow!"

Just then, a man whose face was covered in hoofprints ran out of a corner, brimming with excitement. "Is the ancestor taking us to attack Yaoguang Holy Land? Honestly, I've hated the sight of those fellows for ages! Now we can finally teach them a lesson!"

"Tianlin, you should really stop provoking Senior Donkey..."

"What do you mean, stop provoking him? He's the one who keeps clamoring to make me his human pet! All I did was sneak a ride on him once!"

The four rolled their eyes.

"Huh? Where's the ancestor?"

Only then did everyone realize that their ancestor had disappeared!

Great Luo City.

This city was also known as Luo Family City and was one of the foremost cities in the Southern Region, because the power governing it was the Luo Family, a top-tier family second only to the Desolate Ancient Families.

At that moment, within the Luo Family.

The first voice broke the silence in the hall.

"Zongqi has sent word that the ancestor has come out of seclusion. Presumably, he has repaired the Time Mirror. I hear he has already set out for Yaoguang Holy Land!"

"Should we go support the ancestor?"

Everyone looked toward the Luo Family Head in the seat of honor.

"Yes! Not only will we go, we'll go with great fanfare! Tell the world that we are attacking Yaoguang Holy Land!" the Luo Family Head said.

"What... isn't that going too far? That's a holy land!" someone said worriedly. It was a holy land, a place hiding who knew how many old monsters!

The Luo Family Head's gaze was as sharp as a blade. "They've already threatened to wipe out our clan, and now that the ancestor has stepped forward, we're still shrinking back? Do you all think Yaoguang Holy Land was right to break down our gates and kill our clansmen?"

His question made everyone's breathing grow heavy. This was a humiliation!

"Then we fight!"

Some people soon learned of the Luo Family's decision. Faced with the threat of a transcendent holy land that had declared it would raze the Luo Family in half a month, they showed no fear. Instead, they summoned all the Luo Family Disciples and marched on Yaoguang Holy Land with weapons in hand, seemingly intent on mutual destruction.

For a time, rumors flew everywhere, and countless cultivators offered their guesses.

After all, the Luo Family was also a top-tier power in the Southern Region of the Eastern Wasteland. Though it could not compare to a colossus like Yaoguang Holy Land, its ranks still included three old monsters in the dragon transformation secret realm. The current Luo Family Head was even said to be an expert at the ninth heaven of dragon transformation.

"Is the Luo Family making its final stand? They're actually throwing their entire clan into an attack on Yaoguang Holy Land. They really don't know their own limits!"

"If you ask me, the Luo Family wants the fish to die and the net to break. Since they'll die no matter what, they might as well charge at Yaoguang Holy Land with all their might and leave a good name behind!"

"I say the Luo Family is foolish too. They openly offended a colossus like Yaoguang Holy Land over some so-called divine body. It's hardly surprising that they're being crushed like ants now!"

"That's a divine body! Once someone like that matures, they can ensure a family's prosperity for at least five thousand years!"

"You said it yourself-once they mature. Hasn't that so-called divine body yet to mature?"

As everyone debated, one person in the crowd shook his head. "You probably don't know this, but the Luo Family's ancestor has reappeared in the world!"

"The Luo Family's ancestor? Which ancestor? You mean that one?"

The man nodded. "Who else could make an entire holy land wary enough that, even after capturing the Luo Family's divine body, they wouldn't dare do anything and could only imprison her within Yaoguang Holy Land?"

"If it's that ancestor, Yaoguang Holy Land may really have kicked an iron plate this time... there might even be a Saint War!"

Someone asked in confusion, "Are you talking about the Luo Family ancestor who was rumored to have passed away in meditation long ago, and whose Life-Bound Divine Weapon was shattered?"

"Of course. After all, he's the only one in the Luo Family worthy of being called their ancestor. They say that Luo Family ancestor is a Saint who has lived for several thousand years!"