Ancient cultivator.
The moment this thought crossed his mind, even Lu Li was taken aback.
In the Imprisoned Dragon Realm, there are very clear records regarding the dating of time.
Today is the early modern period.
The collapse of the Great Jin ten thousand years ago marked the beginning of modern times.
The period following the Early Paleolithic was the Middle Ages, approximately 100,000 years ago.
The Middle Ages followed by the High Antiquity, spanning a timeframe of millions of years.
Further on, the High Antiquity receded into the distant past, pointing directly to five million years ago.
As for the ancient era, it has existed for eight million years.
If the mysterious person behind Dongfang Jiangxue has truly existed for eight million years.
The depth and complexity of the scheme behind it are truly beyond Lu Li's imagination.
For a moment, Lu Li silent.
The four people in front of him had no idea what Lu Li was saying.
They had no choice but to wait obediently.
Li Nanci's eyes still showed a hint of doubt.
"That's strange, Tai'er always sends out some kind of task out of the blue."
Why are you being so well-behaved today? You haven't made a sound at all.
Li Nanci glanced in surprise at the exquisite dice that were obediently floating in front of Lu Li.
He subtly transmitted his Divine Sense, attempting to touch the other party.
But when his Divine Sense drifted out, it was as if Dahai.
The exquisite dice did not respond at all.
"Um?"
Li Nanci was completely dumbfounded.
Lu Li, however, sensed his faint Divine Sense and his thoughts returned to normal.
His gaze returned.
"Alright, you four can leave now."
" The Dao Court is busy with many affairs, and the reconstruction of the Dao Court prefectural city on its original site is a major undertaking."
"I won't take up any more of your time."
Lu Li waved his hand, signaling Li Nanci and the other three to leave.
The four responded in unison and cupped their hands in a respectful gesture.
They left the Dharma Hall one by one.
After leaving the Dharma Hall, the exquisite dice regained its activity and quickly burrowed into Li Nanci's spiritual platform.
It even gave the impression of someone who had survived a catastrophe.
This made Li Nanci instantly realize why he couldn't summon it earlier.
"Haha, I never thought you'd be afraid sometimes."
"Now you know how powerful my sect leader is, don't give me any more random tasks!"
As Li Nanci finished speaking, the exquisite dice fell silent for a moment.
The next second, the ding-dong sound rang out again.
"Ding! The sect leader's power is terrifyingly overwhelming, truly possessing the potential for great cultivation. He will surely become an emperor and be reborn in the future."
"The ultimate mission is hereby issued: Become the Sect Leader's True Disciple!"
"The expected reward... is so significant it's hard to describe!"
Li Nanci: "..."
Lu Li was unaware of the impact he had on the four people's special abilities.
The four men left, leaving him alone in the hall.
My thoughts are complicated.
The Dao Court has encountered an opponent of this caliber.
To be honest, Lu Li is a bit hard to break down.
" The Dao Court just been established, and the prefectural city has not yet been built. The Heaven-Pacifying Yao Prefecture has not even been unified yet, and it has not yet been officially named Litian Prefecture."
"But now we have to be wary of someone who could very well be an ancient cultivator. This... makes Ao Qing seem less terrifying after all."
Taking a deep breath, Lu Li gave a self-deprecating laugh.
The mysterious entity behind Dongfang Jiangxue cannot be investigated too deeply; to do so would be truly terrifying.
But that's where the biggest problem lies.
How could the ancient cultivators be subject to Yin-Yang School schemes?
Transform into a child?
Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Lu Li observed Dongfang Jiangxue's two auras.
One of them clearly fits the characteristics of the Yin-Yang School.
How could an ancient Yin-Yang School become a counterbalance to the Yin-Yang School of the modern era?
There is only one explanation.
"Modern Yin-Yang School have been deceived!"
"Although I don't know what this ancient Yin-Yang School master is planning."
"But what they are plotting is by no means trivial!"
I don't know why.
Thinking about this, Lu Li suddenly had a premonition.
He always felt that he could uncover a shocking secret from Dongfang Jiangxue.
Buzz!
That's the thought that crossed my mind.
Inside the mind's eye, the fish-shaped jade pendant suddenly vibrated.
But nothing happened.
This sudden turn of events caused Lu Li's expression to change abruptly.
"Jade pendant... Dongfang Jiangxue?!"
"Shut up! If you dare to disrupt my pronouncements in public from now on, I will not let you off easily!"
At the summit of an unnamed mountain range somewhere in the Western Continent.
Dressed in a white robe and cloak, Dongfang Jiangxue stood atop the mountain.
His facial expressions kept changing.
She claimed she could control Dongfang Jiangxue and even had a way to separate her soul.
But in reality, there is absolutely no way to solve this problem right now.
"Spare me?"
"I don't need your mercy! I will never allow you to harm Changming and his master!"
Even if it costs me my Divine Soul, I will stop you!
Dongfang Jiangxue's icy voice suddenly turned resolute.
It's clear that I've reverted to my true self.
The cold voice suddenly fell silent.
She knew that threatening Dongfang Jiangxue would be useless.
Instead of wasting time, it would be better to think about how to solve the problem.
"If it weren't for the divine decree that indicated its location in the East, how could I have possibly employed such a lowly race?"
"Our Yin-Yang Dao lineage once held sway over a realm, yet now we've been reduced to hiding in this desolate wasteland."
"The descendants of the Central Continent are even more useless; their plans are still subject to change."
"If we could just go back to the Central Continent, why would we need to go through all this trouble?"
Damn it!
A cold female voice rang out alone.
Yinyang Qingfan was both angry and helpless.
It took her 100,000 years to go from Zou Qingfan to Yinyang Qingfan.
But now, she's not as good as she was when she was Zou Qingfan.
"Positioning in the East... What exactly does 'Positioning in the East' mean?"
"Back then, in the face of life and death, in my quest for survival, I comprehended the principles of Yin-Yang School, burning away all my cultivation, only to obtain a four-character sacred maxim."
But what exactly does it mean to be "born in the East"?
Did I misunderstand something?
Yinyang Qingfan was somewhat unwilling to accept this.
The divine decree was crystal clear, stating only that it originated in the East.
It just so happens that her Yin-Yang School has a subordinate clan called the Dongfang Household Clan.
If none of this points to her survival, then what do these four words mean?
Yinyang Qingfan remained silent for a long time.
Dongfang Jiangxue remained silent.
After a long while, Dongfang Jiangxue suddenly raised her hand and beckoned.
A dark figure was summoned from the void.
"Unfortunately, my celestial puppet fell to the mortal realm and lost all its Law Power."
"Although he can barely muster the strength of Void Return now, that kid could even kill Zongzheng Lie..."
Yinyang Qingfan scrutinized the dark figure before him.
But the scene he had seen at the Dao Academy's fleet base flashed through his mind.
That person also made puppets.
Although the puppets they created were much weaker, they could still be enhanced by some strange objects and Talisman Inscription.
It actually revealed many ingenious uses.
She even glimpsed a puppet with skin indistinguishable from that of a mortal.
Moreover, Divine Soul still survives inside that puppet with skin and flesh.
"I've heard of puppet cultivators who Qi Deviation and taken a different path, fusing their own Divine Soul into the puppet."
"But I've only heard about it; I've never seen it with my own eyes."
"Who would attach something resembling flesh and blood to a puppet...?"
Yinyang Qingfan hesitated.
Otherwise, she would try to get a puppet.
Let's see if we can spare a wisp of our Divine Soul; perhaps that can solve the problem.
Remembering the sacred edict, the Yinyang Qingfan become problematic.
He also hated the Yin-Yang School Clan members in the Central Continent even more.
If it weren't for the fact that they happened to choose the same piece of clay as me...
And just then, a sudden change occurred in the chaos of the mortal realm.
If none of this trouble had happened, why would I be helping them slay the dragon?
They think they can kill a real dragon just because they have some lousy bloodline Law Artifact embedded in it?
It would have been impossible if she hadn't been there.
"Damn descendants of the Zou Household, just wait until I set foot in the Central Continent... Hmph!"