Reunion!

Shi Pan looked at the bears and sighed, "What are you all standing there for? Aren't you going to pay your respects to our ancestor?"

The bear demons at the Golden Core and Foundation Establishment Realm then realized what was happening and hurriedly knelt down.

"Greetings, Ancestor!"

The voices were uneven, but all carried a hint of sobs.

Shi Jian raised his hand, and a purple-gold lightning arc condensed in his palm, transforming into an invisible force that lifted up all the bears.

"Get up, all of you."

He paused, then continued, "What happened back then was due to my lack of foresight; it caused you all so much suffering."

Shi Pan shook his head. "Ancestor, you flatter me. No one could have predicted that tragedy back then; it's already a great fortune that we've all survived."

Shi Jian remained silent for a moment, then looked at Shi Yin and said, "I know you have grievances in your heart. Speak them out, don't keep them bottled up."

Shi Yin suddenly looked up, his vertical pupils finally unable to hold back, and tears welled up in his eyes.

"Our ancestor has been gone for hundreds of years; we thought you would never return..."

His voice trembled violently.

"The black dragon arrived suddenly, and overnight, Profound Spirit Island was transformed into a sea of blood; most of the Golden Core cultivators died, and even more Foundation Establishment perished..."

"Shi Pan risked severe damage to his very essence to lead us to safety; but those who didn't escape died without a trace..."

"We fled to the Frostwing Clan, living under their roof, at their mercy; Cultivation Resources are scarce, and the allocation of Spirit Vein is pitifully small..."

"Some clansmen couldn't resist and went out to seek fortuitous opportunity; but where in the Beast Domain are there so many fortuitous opportunity? Most of them die outside, and their remains are never recovered..."

"I cultivated with all my might and finally broke through to the Nascent Soul; but on the day of that breakthrough, I kept thinking, if our ancestor were still alive, we wouldn't be in this situation..."

We regard you as our father!

"But tell me, what do the lives of those who can't come back matter!"

"Do you know how much we've sacrificed to survive this long! Shu Changfeng and Shu Jiuyin are both dead, and Old Turtle is dead too!"

"Back then, in the Myriad Demon Domain, all races gathered, and almost all of them perished!"

"Even Senior Purple Firmament was utterly destroyed, his soul and spirit annihilated, and he remains unconscious; do you know how much we have lost in these short few hundred years!"

Shi Yin's voice choked with emotion as he spoke, and he could no longer continue.

He clenched his fangs, trembling all over, tears streaming down his face from his vertical pupils.

"But then I think, since the Ancestor has departed, there must be a reason; we just need to wait and hope that one day you will return..."

"We've waited for centuries..."

He looked up at Shi Jian, his eyes filled with grievance and blame.

"Father, why are you only just getting back!"

That question made Shi Jian pause in surprise.

He looked at Shi Yin, Shi Pan, Kuang Dou, and those younger bear demons at the Golden Core Foundation Establishment Realm stages.

These former subordinates had followed him in his conquest of the Boundless Lake, establishing a formidable reputation; yet he abandoned them, leaving them to fend for themselves.

If he had been there during that Black Dragon calamity, he could have killed them with a single palm strike; but since he wasn't there, these former subordinates could only desperately flee and desperately try to survive.

Shi Jian took a deep breath, and the arcs of lightning around his body slowly dissipated.

"It was my fault."

"It's all my fault back then. I was so eager to succeed that I rashly entered the Dao Tomb, which led to such a calamity for the entire Profound Spirit Continent."

"I had my reasons for leaving back then; but as your ancestor, I should be responsible for your lives and deaths."

"Now that I'm back, I will never let you suffer such injustice again."

Shi Jian raised his hand, and a purple-gold lightning bolt condensed in his palm; the lightning bolt transformed into a token, which he handed to Shi Yin.

"This decree is the chief decree of the Lightning Bear Line. Whoever holds this decree can mobilize all the clan's resources. Now it belongs to you."

Shi Yin was stunned, and hurriedly waved his hands. "Ancestor, this, how can this be?"

"Take it."

Shi Jian's tone left no room for argument. "You are currently in the Nascent Soul Early Stage, cultivating the Ice Dao Immortal Foundation; you should rightfully have an identity."

He turned to look at Kuang Dou: "You cultivate the Fire Dao, and you are not from my Giant Bear Clan; but since you have followed my clan for many years, come back with me."

Kuang Dou trembled and immediately knelt down. "My lord, what merit do I possess...?"

"You have followed me for many years, this is what you deserve."

Shi Jian then looked at Shi Pan: "Your vital essence has been depleted to this extent, ordinary pills are probably useless; once we return to the Lightning Bear Line, I will personally go to the mountains to seek miraculous pill-making techniques, which should at least sustain us for another few hundred years."

"Using the mountain-based Earth Dao method, it will surely help you break through to the Nascent Soul in the future."

A glint of light flashed in Shi Pan's cloudy, vertical pupils, then he shook his head. "Ancestor, Pan Du's bones aren't worth your personal attention..."

"Stop talking nonsense."

Shi Jian interrupted him, "If you hadn't risked your life to protect these people back then, I wouldn't even be able to see a single one of my old subordinates now."

Shi Pan opened his mouth, but ultimately let out a sigh, "Thank you for your great kindness, Ancestor."

Shi Jian withdrew his gaze, then scanned the bears with his Divine Sense and asked, "Are there any other members of the tribe scattered elsewhere?"

Kuang Dou stepped forward. "Reporting to your Excellency, those who escaped back then are the only ones left here."

"What about the rest?"

"Some died outside, some sought refuge with other tribes; and some were captured and their whereabouts are unknown..."

"After you disappeared, the entire continent was plunged into panic; subsequently, many unfamiliar Nascent Soul Demon King appeared and carved up the continent."

"Many races were wiped out at that time."

"Fortunately, before the Ancestor left, he left behind Senior Purple Firmament; Senior Purple Firmament, by harnessing the power of the Purple Firmament Mountains and gathering the thunder of heaven and earth, was able to unleash the power of Nascent Soul to protect the region."

"At that time, the Myriad Demon Domain was relatively peaceful for a while; but later, as various original races gathered, the Myriad Demon Domain gradually fell apart."

"Senior Wanxiang was killed, and the Golden Crocodile was refined into Dao Pill Nascent Soul demon; many other tribes were either devoured as resources or abducted by other races."

"Later, the Black Dragon arrived and slaughtered the entire Profound Spirit Continent. Senior Purple Firmament risked his life to hold it off, and it was then that Shi Pan was injured in his origin."

"And we are just a few of the few who escaped."

"The remaining tribes were almost completely wiped out. The only known fact is that the Rat Race's Shu Baoshan was recruited by a powerful figure from a major clan."

"There's also a Thunder Leopard and Six-Winged Golden Cicada, which were taken away by several different groups."

"In addition, the Sun Clan clan also survived; they were captured by a group of Spirit-Devouring Ape and presumably became their food."

"As for the remaining former tribes, there has been no further news of them."

After saying that, Shi Yin took out several items.

One of them is a stone tablet that records the cultivation methods of the six Immortal Foundation inheritances within the Spaceless Dao Fruit.

I never expected that Shi Yin would take him away; I didn't understand the significance of it at the time.

Now that he has reached the level of Spirit Transformation, Shi Jian finally understands the true weight of this inheritance—a complete inheritance that truly points directly to the attainment of Buddhahood!

Next was a Xiaoshan, from which a familiar aura lingered.

This mountain is the former Purple Firmament Peak, which Shi Yin refined into a Dao of Lightning treasure; within it, a trace of Purple Firmament's true essence remains.

The last item was a mass of space, like a sphere.

It was the secret realm that Shi Jian had created back then. Shi Jian held the secret realm in his hand; instantly, his mind and spirit resonated with it, and he integrated it into his body.

This contains the complete Purple Pivot Lightning, which he created back then.

"I didn't expect you to bring out the most important items; these are crucial to our tribe, you've done a great job!"