Upon hearing this, Yuan Haoran felt a sense of unease. Yuan Zhexian remained motionless, but his aura surged dramatically, and the chaotic divine radiance emanating from his body soared into the sky, forming a circular divine seal with a gray pattern. The circular divine seal illuminated the heavens and earth, its surface engraved with extremely mysterious runes, surrounded by a myriad of intersecting paths, and its terrifying pressure shook the very heavens and earth.

Seeing the terrifying power of Yuan Zhexian's Chaotic Body, Yuan Haoran once again pushed his spiritual power to its limit and said to the bound Yuan Zhexian, "Power of Laws - Space Folding!"

"Clang".

Within the space that bound Yuan Zhexian, a terrifying energy surged forth, and then the entire space seemed to fold. The surrounding flowers, plants, and trees appeared to be forcibly pressed down to a ninety-degree angle by some force.

But Yuan Zhexian remained standing upright in the same spot, unchanged.

Upon seeing this, Yuan Haoran felt a sudden sense of panic and shouted again, "Power of Laws - Space Annihilation!"

Then Yuan Zhexian's space began to collapse and turn into chaos. The annihilation of space is the return to the origin, the return to the initial chaos and nothingness.

But Yuan Zhexian remained standing perfectly fine. He then said to Yuan Haoran, "Brother, your move was indeed very powerful. You truly deserve to be called a Saint who can defeat a Saint even before becoming a Saint."

"Oh, what a pity."

Yuan Haoran's face turned pale, and he asked in confusion, "What's a pity?"

Yuan Zhexian immediately replied, "Unfortunately, there are two."

"First, I am a chaotic being, capable of both merging with and destroying all paths. This includes time and space. Moreover, after your space is annihilated, you return to chaotic nothingness. What kind of being am I? Do you think this move will work on me?"

Yuan Haoran nodded in agreement, acknowledging that Yuan Zhexian was absolutely right. Faced with the Chaos Body, a physique almost immune to magic, his magic was insignificant, unless he was at a much higher level than Yuan Zhexian.

"Secondly, I slaughtered a Saint when I was at the Reincarnation Realm." Yuan Zhexian said, making a startling statement.

"What?" Not only Yuan Haoran, but almost everyone was dumbfounded. Yuan Zhexian's words were truly shocking.

Of course, apart from Yuan Ruochu, Ji Jingtian, Yuan Yan'er, and Yuan Zifeng, no one else knew about this.

What no one had ever accomplished before, Yuan Zhexian had done. The group gained a new understanding of Yuan Zhexian's monstrous strength. They were also grateful that they had maintained a friendly relationship with him.

"You've slaughtered a Saint?" Clearly, Yuan Haoran was finding it hard to accept this fact.

"Yes, I have slaughtered a Saint Realm Ninth Rank expert." Yuan Zhexian said very calmly, as if slaughtering a Saint was a trivial matter, not worth mentioning.

“Ninth level of the Saint Realm.” Yuan Haoran repeated. He did not doubt what Yuan Zhexian said. Yuan Zhexian’s strength had just proven how monstrous he was. He had already used his strongest trump card, and Yuan Zhexian, just as he said, remained motionless in the same place.

Then, Yuan Haoran said to Yuan Zhexian with great dejection, "I am inferior to you. From now on, I will respect you and submit to you." After saying this, he bowed to Yuan Zhexian.

Yuan Zhexian immediately helped Yuan Haoran up, saying, "Brother, there's no need for this. Aren't we all doing this for the Yuan clan? In this life, I will surely lead the entire clan to ascension."

Yuan Haoran was taken aback upon hearing Yuan Zhexian's words. He himself had always aimed to become an emperor or an immortal. Yet Yuan Zhexian was thinking of his entire clan ascending to immortality; he truly was inferior to him. Then he came to terms with it. With such a figure leading the Yuan clan, it was absolutely perfect for everyone. He only needed to diligently assist him, and perhaps in the future, he too could become an ancestor of humanity like the progenitor of humankind.

Then Yuan Zhexian said again, "By the way, cousin, let me introduce the people behind me."

"One of my followers, Ji Jingtian, the divine son of the Ji family, is the fifth of the three thousand physiques, the Void Physique."

"Hmm? The Void Body has arrived too?" Upon sensing Ji Jingtian's powerful aura, Yuan Haoran cupped his hands in greeting. He sensed a terrifying power within Ji Jingtian's body. This person was no weaker than Yuan Ruochu.

Although Yuan Haoran was proud and arrogant, he never put on a superior attitude towards his own people.

"The one behind is Ji Youxin, an ancient freak from the Ji family."

Yuan Haoran smiled upon seeing Ji Youxin, surprised to see an old acquaintance in this era. He then said, "Divine Child, this Ji Youxin is an old friend."

Ji Youxin also spoke up, saying, "I didn't expect you to actually come to the Divine Source Secret Realm to sleep. I thought you looked down on this place and would choose to become the Great Emperor of this era."

Yuan Haoran immediately said, "Actually, this is what I was thinking: to become the Great Emperor of this era. But my clan's ninth ancestor later sent me into the Divine Source Secret Realm to slumber, waiting for the Golden Age and a great opportunity. I didn't understand before, but now I understand what my opportunity is."

"Do you want to follow the Divine Child?" Ji Youxin said with a mischievous grin.

“Do you think I’m like you? I’m family with the Divine Child, and I will definitely do my best to assist him,” Yuan Haoran then said.

Then Yuan Zhexian continued, "This is Xiao Wangchuan, a successor of the Sword Casting Mountain and one of my followers. He is a super sword cultivator."

Upon hearing this, Sword Master of the Sword Sect and Lonely Sword were very surprised. They immediately walked up to Xiao Wangchuan, grabbed Xiao Wangchuan's shoulders and said, "Xiao Wangchuan, you are actually a successor of Sword Casting Mountain. I heard the Fourth Ancestor say that Sword Casting Mountain was once known as one of the two great holy lands of sword cultivators, along with my Sword Sect. But for some reason, Sword Casting Mountain disappeared overnight. My Sword Sect's ancestors were saddened for a long time when they found out."

Every time this matter is mentioned, it touches upon the sadness in Xiao Wangchuan's heart. Fortunately, there are now Yuan Zhexian and others who are gradually helping to soothe Xiao Wangchuan's sorrowful heart.

Xiao Wangchuan then said, "Some things did happen at Sword Casting Mountain back then, but we can't talk about them now. We'll wait until we have the opportunity to have the Nine Ancestors of the Yuan Clan tell your ancestors about them."

"Have you learned the sword-forging method of Sword Forging Mountain?"

"Of course, I am now the only successor of Sword Casting Mountain."

Sword Master of the Sword Sect and Dugu Sword were also very excited. They knew the method of sword forging, a magical technique that could imbue weapons with souls, greatly enhancing their own strength. They immediately asked, "Wangchuan, could you forge swords for us later?"

Xiao Wangchuan looked at Yuan Zhexian and said, "You must ask the Divine Child for help with this matter. I am now a follower of the Divine Child, and this matter still requires the Divine Child's approval."

"this...?"

Sword Master of the Sword Sect and Lonely Sword immediately looked pitifully at Yuan Zhexian and said, "Yuan Shenzi, what do you think of this matter?"

“One quasi-Emperor weapon per person, I think that’s acceptable,” Yuan Zhexian said indifferently.

"Ah," the two of them immediately looked dejected.

"Just kidding, okay, consider it repaying the favor you two did for me. How about it?" Yuan Zhexian was willing to immediately repay the Sword Sect's favor on this matter.

After exchanging a glance, the two said to Yuan Zhexian at the same time, "It's settled."