In the blink of an eye, three days had passed. Bai Yan and Su Zhijun spent a wonderful three days together.
Although during these three days Bai Yan kept his feelings for Su Zhijun respectful, the love in her eyes still rekindled a long-lost excitement within him.
However, just as he was about to further their relationship, a familiar face came looking for him.
Outside Su Zhijun's small wooden cabin, An Yunchen, the Sect Leader of Purple Cliff Mountain, stood respectfully in the void with two elders, a clear voice emanating from him.
"Senior Bai, junior An Yunchen seeks an audience."
Bai Yan was about to hold Su Zhijun's hand and kiss her when An Yunchen interrupted, leaving him quite displeased.
But knowing An Yunchen, he understood that unless it was a big matter, An Yunchen wouldn't have approached him so boldly.
"What does he want?"
Before Bai Yan could ask, Su Zhijun's face also showed displeasure, seemingly angry.
"I don't know either, but I think it must not be a trivial matter."
"Zhijun, I'll be right back."
Bai Yan's expression gradually became serious, and he patted Su Zhijun's delicate hand.
"No, this time you can't shake me off!"
To Bai Yan's surprise, Su Zhijun directly held his hand, placed it against her chest, her eyes showing determination, as if saying she would never part from Bai Yan again.
Seeing this, Bai Yan's heart ached tightly again, then he smiled.
"Alright, we won't part. Let's go together and see what's going on."
Thus, Bai Yan took Su Zhijun and instantly teleported to An Yunchen. As his power grew, the abilities he inherited from his past life became increasingly formidable.
"Greetings to Senior Bai and Princess An Ping."
An Yunchen and the two elders of Purple Cliff Mountain bowed respectfully. They knew Su Zhijun's identity, having guarded Purple Cliff Mountain for ten thousand years.
"Speak, what's going on?"
Bai Yan looked at An Yunchen with a blank expression, his voice somewhat stern.
"Well... could I invite Senior Bai and Princess An Ping to sit at the top of Purple Cliff Mountain first, where I will report everything to you?"
An Yunchen evidently had a plan, so he didn't speak directly but invited Bai Yan and Su Zhijun to the summit of Purple Cliff Mountain.
Bai Yan and Su Zhijun exchanged glances and both agreed to An Yunchen's invitation.
Seeing their agreement, An Yunchen was delighted and made a hand gesture to activate a magic spell.
In the blink of an eye, a guiding divine light descended from the lofty summit of Purple Cliff Mountain, enveloping the five of them within.
With a thought, Bai Yan felt the space around him swirl, and in the next moment, they were at the summit of Purple Cliff Mountain, outside the Sect's grand hall!
Bai Yan looked at An Yunchen in surprise, not expecting Purple Cliff Mountain to have such mystical powers; it seemed the title of the strongest Holy Land for the Human Race was not undeserved.
Standing beside him, An Yunchen sensed Bai Yan's curiosity about the guiding divine light and explained directly.
"Senior Bai, this guiding divine light is a secret technique you left to Purple Cliff Mountain and the Martial Saint Pavilion ten thousand years ago. Besides this, there are other secret techniques, which are the trump cards enabling our Purple Cliff Mountain and Martial Saint Pavilion to still stand in the forest of the Ten Thousand Clans."
"But..."
As An Yunchen spoke, a look of sadness appeared on his face, causing a wave of unease in Bai Yan's heart.
"But what? What on earth has happened?"
Bai Yan continued to press for an answer, as An Yunchen's sorrowful expression gave Bai Yan a sense of foreboding.
"Senior Bai, listen to me carefully..."
The five of them took their seats in the grand hall of the Purple Cliff Mountain Sect. Seated first on the left, An Yunchen took a deep breath and addressed Bai Yan, who was in the seat of honor.
"Our Purple Cliff Mountain and Martial Saint Pavilion are the only two Holy Lands in the Endless Star Sea aside from the Human World. The Human Clan Cultivators take pride in our two sects."
"But some suffering, our Purple Cliff Mountain and Martial Saint Pavilion, cannot articulate."
"Since ten thousand years ago, when Senior Bai was reincarnated, and Emperor Su Yu left the Endless Star Sea to fight across the Outer Domain, the power of our Human Race in the Endless Star Sea has declined somewhat."
"For ten thousand years, while the prestige of Emperor Su Yu still lingered, our Human Race was undoubtedly the first among the Ten Thousand Clans... But later, as the situation on the Outer Battlefield became urgent, during the time Emperor Su Yu's eldest son, Su Jingjun, was in power, the power of our Human Race began to decline somewhat..."
"However, Prince Rongsheng's heart was with Emperor Su Yu, and soon he went to fight in the Outer Domain. Later, the leader of the Human World became Emperor Su's third son, Su Xijun."
"But this prince, Su Xijun, is still young, and indeed cannot compare in strength to Prince Rongsheng or Su Jingjun. Coupled with the fact that there are old factions in the Human World causing trouble, the Human World has yet to be completely brought under control."
"As for the Endless Star Sea... Ten thousand years later, today, the Endless Star Sea is no different from the times before Emperor Su rose to power, when the Human Race had not yet risen."
"The status of the Human Race is even lower than it was ten thousand years ago..."
"We are ashamed before Emperor Su..."
As An Yunchen continued speaking, tears rolled down his cheeks, telling Bai Yan the current situation of the Ten Thousand Clans in the Endless Star Sea. It was like a knife cutting his heart piece by piece!
How painful it was!
"Are you saying that the Human Race... has fallen back to being food on someone's platter?!"
Bai Yan sat quietly on the main seat, listening to An Yunchen's account, but his heart was already filled with rage.
He is a thoroughgoing nationalist, believing that the Human Race should stand at the pinnacle of the Ten Thousand Clans forest, and any race that dared to bully the Human Race should face the appropriate retribution!
But now, An Yunchen had informed him that after ten thousand years, the once dominant Human Race had fallen to the bottom again—how could he not be angry?
"Indeed... it is so..." An Yunchen wiped the tears from his cheeks and suddenly knelt before Bai Yan, passionately exclaiming.
"Senior Bai, I, An Yunchen, though the Sect Leader of Purple Cliff Mountain, have failed the entire Human Race of the Endless Star Sea! Our strength is too weak; we can only protect the people of one region, not the entire Human Race of the Endless Star Sea!"
"I implore Senior Bai to take action and save the whole Human Race of the Endless Star Sea! Otherwise, the might of the Human Race will likely... likely vanish completely..."
"I implore Senior Bai to take action..."
The two remaining elders of Purple Cliff Mountain also suddenly knelt before Bai Yan, pleading.
Not just inside the hall, Bai Yan spread his Divine Thought, and at that moment, everyone in Purple Cliff Mountain—all the people of the Human Race—knelt in the direction of the hall, exclaiming in unison.
"I implore Senior Bai to take action..."
Their voices were like blood-soaked cries!
At this moment, Bai Yan also stood up from his seat of honor, expressionlessly lifting An Yunchen. But those who knew him understood that only the expressionless Bai Yan was the most terrifying.