Upon closer inspection, it was discovered that two towering ancient trees, reaching into the clouds and blocking out the sun, stood at the entrance to the Mortal Realm. Beneath these two ancient trees, six valiant female guards stood in neat rows.
These women were all tall and graceful, with elegant and refined temperaments, and the powerful aura emanating from each of them indicated that they already possessed extraordinary strength at the fourth level of the Supreme Saint Realm.
Then, the six graceful and beautiful female guards became instantly alert when they saw a dignified man suddenly approaching.
They immediately stretched out their delicate hands to block their path and shouted in unison, "Who are you? How dare you trespass into our mortal realm! What brings you here?"
The voice was clear and melodious, yet carried a hint of authority.
Upon hearing this, Cang Wulan's gaze slowly swept over the female guards in front of him, finally settling on the person who had spoken.
He smiled slightly and said softly, "I am Cang Wulan, the Pavilion Master of the Ancient Emperor Pavilion. I have come here today to pay a visit to the Lord of your realm and wish to discuss important matters with her. Please ask this young lady to convey my message."
After speaking, he looked calmly at the female guard, waiting for her response.
"The Pavilion Master of the Ancient Emperor Pavilion?"
The female guard was taken aback at first, then murmured the name to herself.
Suddenly, as if she had remembered something, her eyes lit up and a look of realization appeared on her face.
Immediately afterwards, she bowed respectfully to Cang Wulan, her tone becoming very polite: "So it is the Pavilion Master who has arrived. I have been very rude, and I hope the Pavilion Master will forgive me."
"Please wait here for a moment, I will go and report to them."
Before she finished speaking, she turned and hurriedly ran towards the mortal realm.
Not long after, a whooshing sound was heard, and in the blink of an eye, five or six old men shot out from the mortal realm like shooting stars.
They were either male or female, all with white hair and youthful faces, emanating powerful auras, clearly all peerless experts at the ninth level of the Supreme Saint Realm.
After landing, the elderly men bowed to Cang Wulan with humility.
The elder at the head of the group spoke first, asking, "Master Cang, may I ask what brings you here today?"
His voice was deep and resonant, as if it contained boundless power.
Cang Wulan smiled and returned the greeting to the elders, then said with emotion, "It has been a long time since we last met, elders, after we discussed the matter of uniting to fight against the myriad races of ferocious beasts."
After saying that, he glanced intentionally or unintentionally at Yuan Zhexian and the others standing not far behind him.
At this moment, one of the old women noticed the direction of Cang Wulan's gaze, turned to look at Yuan Zhexian and the others, a hint of doubt flashing in her eyes, and then asked, "Pavilion Master Cang, who are they?"
Just then, Cang Wulan suddenly spoke up: "From now on, you shall no longer call me Pavilion Master, but call me Court Master!"
Upon hearing this, many of the elderly people present looked surprised, and one of them couldn't help but ask, "What exactly does this mean?"
Cang Wulan replied, "Do you all intend to just stand here and chat idly forever?"
Upon hearing this, the elderly lady at the head of the group quickly apologized, saying, "Oh, I'm so sorry for my rudeness. Please come in with me."
After saying that, she turned around and led the way, leading everyone toward a pavilion in the inner part of the mortal realm.
After everyone had taken their seats, the elderly lady at the head of the group asked again, "Master Cang... oh no, Master Cang Ting, what was the deeper meaning behind what you just said?"
Immediately afterwards, Cang Wulan cleared his throat and solemnly introduced to the assembled elders: "As you may not know, our Ancient Emperor Pavilion has now come under the auspices of the Ancestral Court, and the one sitting here is our Ancestral Court's master—Your Excellency!"
After he finished speaking, he recounted in detail the series of events that had occurred before, as well as the fact that the Taoist sect had also chosen to join the ancestral court.
Upon hearing these words, the elders were immediately shocked. They hurriedly stood up and bowed to Yuan Zhexian, saying, "Greetings, Your Excellency!"
In response to the bows from the crowd, Yuan Zhexian simply nodded slightly.
Then, the old men looked at each other, their faces showing embarrassment. They exchanged glances, seemingly finding it difficult to speak.
Finally, one of them mustered his courage and stammered, "Your Majesty, regarding joining the Ancestral Court, we...we really..." Before he could finish speaking, he hesitated again.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhexian's originally calm face instantly turned icy cold, as if it could freeze the surrounding air.
His eyes flashed with a cold light as he stared intently at the elders before him, asking in an icy tone, "What? Joining the Ancestral Court is making things so difficult for you?"
Upon seeing Yuan Zhexian's expression change drastically, the elderly lady at the head of the group felt a pang of anxiety and quickly stepped forward to explain, "Your Excellency, please calm down! It's not that we intend to shirk our responsibility, but joining the Ancestral Court is a matter of great importance, and we truly cannot make the decision ourselves."
"This matter still needs to be reported to the Lord of the Mortal World, and only she can make a decision."
Upon hearing this, Yuan Zhexian snorted coldly and said, "Since that's the case, then quickly summon the Lord of the Mortal World. I'll discuss this matter with her!"
Faced with Yuan Zhexian's forceful demands, the elders seemed quite helpless, but dared not disobey.
So one of the elders quickly replied, "Your Majesty, please wait a moment, I will go and invite the Lord of the Mortal World to come."
With that, the old man turned and strode quickly toward the direction where the Lord of the Mortal World was.
Not long after, a clear and melodious voice, like a nightingale singing, came from afar.
"Hmph! To spout such arrogant words within my mortal realm, I shall see for myself who this so-called Ancestral Court Emperor truly is and what abilities he possesses!"
As the voice rang out, everyone present turned their gaze toward the source of the sound, eager to catch a glimpse of the lord of the mortal world.
Just then, Yuan Zhexian suddenly turned around, his gaze falling directly on the person who had made the sound.
In an instant, he was struck dumb, as if by lightning, and stood there stunned, his face full of astonishment.
After a long while, he seemed to wake from a dream and murmured to himself, "The Goddess of Tai'a?"
At the same time, when Tai'a Qingcheng saw Yuan Zhexian before her, her delicate body trembled, her beautiful eyes widened, and she exclaimed in disbelief, "Yuan Shenzi?"
Her voice was clear and melodious, like a nightingale singing in a valley, but at this moment it was filled with surprise and unexpectedness.
Upon seeing this, Yuan Haoran, who was standing to the side, was slightly taken aback at first, and then laughed and said to the Ancient Demon Lord beside him, "Haha, this is really a case of the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, and we don't even recognize each other!"
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