The group chatted in the courtyard all night, and only decided to go back to their rooms to cultivate for another day as dawn approached.

Once Qianqiu returns, they can go back together.

During their three years in the secret realm, they were busy every day and would think of the Beast Continent from time to time, but they were not saddened by it.

Now that they've left the secret realm, the thought of the Beast Continent fills them with an irresistible urge to return and visit.

But things didn't go so smoothly. The next morning, seven or eight powerful figures appeared outside the courtyard.

Then another powerful figure arrived, his voice desolate and aged: "Are you the eight founding ancestors of the Di family? Has the Di family become too arrogant in recent years, even disregarding the rules of Qilin City?"

The Great Ancestor of the Imperial Family: "Heh heh, what do the rules of Qilin City mean to us old guys?"

“In the past, if we were willing to give Qilin City some face, we would abide by Qilin City’s rules and play house with you.”

“Now that your Qilin City is not giving face to our Di family, our Di family can also turn Qilin City upside down with a wave of our hand.”

Listening to the conversation outside, Si'er asked nervously, "Guagua, do you know what's going on?"

Guagua was even more nervous than Si'er: "We're doomed, we're doomed! It seems that the eight most powerful patriarchs of the Di family know about Er'er and Xuanxuan's special status, and they're coming to capture us."

"Moreover, the Di family acts tyrannically and always prefers to kill the innocent rather than let the guilty go free. At that time, all the people and beasts in our courtyard will definitely be captured by the Di family."

Little Black Tiger scratched his head: "Do they not even spare the ants in the ground?"

Guagua nodded and said, "That's right, with one killing formation, everyone will be wiped out."

"But Er'er and Xuanxuan are harder to kill; they will definitely be captured."

Guagua paced anxiously, "What should we do? What should we do? Those eight people have come out. I'm afraid even Senior Qianqiu can't stop them, let alone the fact that Senior Qianqiu hasn't returned yet."

Yu Beixuan asked, "And who is the one who is confronting the Di family?"

"That is the oldest ancestor in Qilin City, named Ancestor Qiyan. He can at most stop two imperial family ancestors, but if he encounters eight, he will probably be torn apart by those eight people."

"Er'er and Xuanxuan have too much influence; how often have we seen such an old-fashioned team for capturing people!"

“Ancient?” Si Er asked. “How ancient are they?”

Guagua: "Ancestor Qiyan is alright. He was a genius of the same era as Senior Jianhengshan, and he's only a little over ten thousand years old."

"But those imperial family founders all had lifespans starting at 50,000 years!"

Si Er couldn't understand: "How can someone live so long? Isn't it said that the maximum lifespan of someone in the Tribulation Transcending stage is ten thousand years?"

Guagua explained, "Under normal circumstances, the lifespan during the Tribulation Transcending stage is 10,000 years, but some people, when they reach the peak of the Tribulation Transcending stage, have a lifespan that is close to 20,000 years."

"These are generally people who have the potential to ascend to immortality, having cultivated a semi-immortal body to some extent."

"Some people also contract with long-lived spirit beasts, which can also extend their own lifespan."

"But those eight imperial families seem very strange. Their lifespans seem to have transcended this world and are not governed by this realm."

Guagua was so confused he could hardly hear himself saying, "This is so strange! Why aren't they governed by this world?"

A thought suddenly flashed through Si Er's mind: "Perhaps it's related to that foreign deity hidden within the Di family. Those deities back then were able to control life..."