"Sage Emperor!"
On this day, Lin Fan returned to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, causing a great commotion. Countless people cried out in surprise, and every faction turned its attention to him.
His wife and daughter, in particular, had been terribly worried. For months, they had gazed into the distance, their hearts tormented. Now, at last, they could rest easy.
"Everyone, look. The Gu Ancestor has returned with me as well!" Lin Fan introduced him.
A tall, straight-backed elder came into view, wreathed in fragments of time and space laws, his bearing profound and imposing.
Many were startled. This was undoubtedly a peerless Immortal King-level expert!
Yet when they heard the words "Gu Ancestor," everyone grew unsettled again. Their gazes sharpened, revealing hostility.
After all, who in the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths did not know that the Gu Clan were traitors? Like the Fearless Lion and the others, they were even more hateful than the enemy.
"Alas..."
The Gu Ancestor sighed. Seeing their expressions, he seemed to have expected this all along, but sorrow still crossed his face.
It would be hard to wash away the infamy he had borne through the ages.
Just then, Lin Fan stepped forward to defend him. "The Gu Ancestor was no deserter. He is an Immortal King who stands tall between heaven and earth."
"Back then, he was ordered to feign allegiance to the Foreign Realm. I don't want anyone cursing him again. His name deserves to be cleared."
Then several bloody heads were tossed out: those of the Dark Demon Dragon, the Fallen Blood Phoenix, the Fearless Lion, and an Immortal King of the Foreign Realm.
There was no need to explain the first three. They were traitors to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, who had fled to the Foreign