"All right, that settles it. Cultivate diligently and become a Universe Master as soon as possible. Only then will you truly unleash the power of your talents and Supreme Treasures."
After offering Hu Yanbo a few casual reminders about a Guardian Lord's privileges and the matters he needed to watch out for, the Three Ancestor Gods took their leave.
Once he had seen the three mighty figures off, the reverence on Hu Yanbo's face instantly gave way to an irrepressible, radiant smile.
What a windfall this trip turned out to be! he marveled inwardly.
What Hu Yanbo did not know, however, was that almost the instant they left his palace, the three majestic Ancestral Gods all let out an imperceptible sigh of relief.
The Young Ancestral God even glanced back toward Hu Yanbo's palace instinctively, a trace of lingering apprehension in his eyes.
"Finally out of there!" the fierce face of the Two-Faced Ancestral God muttered. His compassionate face wore a look of heartfelt agreement.
What sort of beings were the Three Ancestral Gods?
They had presided over the Ancestral God School for countless ages. What trials and upheavals had they not weathered?
Within the Primal Universe, the number of matters that could trouble them and demand their serious attention could be counted on one hand.
Yet today, simply because they had lingered a little longer in a youngster's palace, they had vaguely sensed that staying any longer might cost them another fortune. That had truly never happened before!
The Three Ancestral Gods tacitly avoided discussing it, but as their thoughts flowed between them, each understood the others' mixture of amusement and exasperation.
Looking back, how long had it been since Hu Yanbo came to the Ancestral God School?
Less than three eras, even counting generously!
And in that short