The Divine Gu Clan, one of the Ten Fiends, had been renowned during Immortal Ancient, standing alongside the True Dragon, True Phoenix, Heavenly Horned Ant, and others.
Back then, every one of the Ten Fiends had been formidable and possessed immense potential. The same held true of their clans: few in number, but all elites.
In particular, it was largely this old Gu before Lin Fan who had earned his clan its place among the Ten Fiends.
What no one had expected was that, though he had not yet been an Immortal King during Immortal Ancient, an epoch later, he had long since ascended to become a supreme powerhouse.
Yet now, facing Lin Fan, the old man was utterly astonished, both on his face and in his heart.
"You know I'm an undercover agent?"
"I once received the Six Paths of Reincarnation Immortal King's inheritance and happened to learn the truth."
Lin Fan nodded without blushing or missing a heartbeat. He had already blown up the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk anyway, so borrowing a dead man's name once more would do no harm.
For the Gu Ancestor, however, this meant something entirely different. Tears nearly streamed down his aged face, its wrinkles filled with emotion and regret.
"How many years has it been? I thought I was doomed to bear an eternity of infamy. Today, someone finally knows the truth of that hidden history."
"Wúzhōng, Six Paths of Reincarnation, you asked me to endure humiliation and live on, to lie low. I did it, but I still lack the power to overturn heaven..."
At that moment, boundless sorrow filled the Gu Ancestor. He seemed lost in remembrance, his long sigh carrying utter helplessness.
Lin Fan was moved and understood something of his feelings. He sympathized with the old man; recalling