Immortal-Exterminating Divine Venerable

"Grandma, his cultivation is so weak. How could he possibly be the person from the legends?"

Before Yang Xiao could ask any questions, Ye Wanyu cried out.

With her pouting lips, she looked quite displeased.

Grandma Lio, however, just smiled. "Alright now. I know what I'm doing. You two are tired, so you may go. I have some things to discuss with him alone."

"But…"

Ye Wanyu was still insistent and wanted to say more.

"Little Yu, stop. Grandma knows what she's doing."

Ye Wanqing, however, grabbed her to stop her.

She stopped her.

She practically half-dragged and half-pulled her out of the room.

But it was clear the girl was very unwilling to go.

Once outside, she continued to shout, saying things like there was no way Yang Xiao could be the one and that Grandma Lio must have mistaken him for someone else.

This gave Yang Xiao a headache and left him even more confused.

"Are you very confused?"

Yang Xiao nodded.

"Then let me explain."

Grandma Lio gave a faint smile and began her story. "I remember it was over six thousand years ago. I was still very young back then, probably about your age. The Ye Family Main Lineage was still the nominal master of the Profound Sun Continent. One day, a mysterious person came looking for my father…"

And so, Grandma Lio began to recount the tale as she reminisced.

It turned out that over six thousand years ago, when Grandma Lio was just a young girl, her father was the Clan Leader of the Ye Family Main Lineage.

Elder Tianjue was the most powerful Supreme Elder at the time.

At that time, a mysterious person came to the Ye Family and told the Patriarch that in over six thousand years, a young man carrying the Profound Sun Order would enter the Profound Sun Secret Realm. Furthermore, he would receive instructions from Supreme Elder Ye Tianjue and arrive in the Inner Realm.

This person would be the one to inherit the last will of the Ye Family's ancestor, the Profound Sun Emperor.

"The Profound Sun Emperor's will?"

Yang Xiao furrowed his brow.

"That's right. That person said that no one in our Ye Family could wield the Emperor's Weapon left behind by the Profound Sun Emperor. Only *that* person could gain the Emperor's Weapon's acknowledgment and become the Profound Sun Emperor's successor. And indeed, over the long years, countless members of our Ye Family tried to see if they could gain the Emperor's Weapon's acknowledgment, but all of them failed. Now, as you can see, only I and these two girls are left in the entire Ye Family Main Lineage."

Grandma Lio sighed.

The expression she wore as she looked at Yang Xiao was very complicated.

After all, anyone would find it hard to accept. To think that the most precious treasure left by one's own ancestor could not be inherited by their own family, but had to be passed on to an outsider… Even for a person with the most magnanimous heart,

there would still be some unwillingness and resentment.

But what could she do, no matter how unwilling she was?

This was Celestial Destiny.

Grandma Lio could only accept her fate.

Having resigned herself to it, she couldn't help but study Yang Xiao a little more.

And the more she looked, the more satisfied she became.

With her eye as a True God, she could naturally tell that Yang Xiao's aura was still very weak, even weaker than the two girls. His constitution was also quite average, looking to be only at the Peak of Ultimate Grade Spirit Body, not yet having reached the Treasure Body stage.

However, with such a cultivation and strength, he had managed to cultivate a Golden-Winged Roc True Body at the Peak of Great Divine Power Realm. Moreover, he had been willing to part with it for Supreme Elder Ye Tianjue's revival.

This showed that the boy's fortune and disposition were both top-notch.

And compared to Nangong Tianling, Grandma Lio felt that aptitude and cultivation were not the most important things. What truly mattered were fortune and disposition.

How many geniuses had the Ye Family produced over the years?

There was even an unparalleled genius comparable to the Profound Sun Emperor himself, born with an Ultimate Grade Tao Body. But what was the result?

Their fortune was insufficient.

Their disposition was lacking.

They fell prematurely.

Instead, it was some of those with resolute dispositions and ordinary aptitudes who successfully cultivated into True Gods and became pillars of the Ye Family.

'Besides, aptitude is not set in stone. Back then, Emperor Xuanyuan was born with just an ordinary Low-grade Dao Body. In the Ancient Era, which was full of geniuses, that was nothing special. But later, he used a dual cultivation Secret Technique with his partners, cultivating with ten thousand women to make up for his constitution's deficiencies. He comprehended the Void Sword Manual to establish his Divine Foundation, and in just ten thousand years, he proved his Dao and became a Great Emperor. He was even called a potential Human Emperor by Celestial Emperor Yuan Shi and given the title Human Race Sword Emperor. He himself cultivated the Human Emperor Sacred Body and could be called the most brilliant and stunning person of the Ancient Era.'

'This boy can't be compared to the Xuanyuan Sword Emperor, of course, but my Ye Family also has a dual cultivation Secret Technique. With Wanyu and Wanqing's Innate Daoist Bodies, if we apply the Secret Technique, this boy's aptitude could be raised to the Treasure Body level at the very least. But before that, we still need to see if he can truly gain the acknowledgment of the Emperor's Weapon.'

Grandma Lio's mind was a whirlwind of thoughts; in just a few moments, thousands of ideas had flashed through her head.

In the end, she finally made a decision.

She would give Yang Xiao a chance.

Yang Xiao, meanwhile, was now even more bewildered.

There was even a trace of unease in his heart.

He couldn't imagine what kind of person could have predicted his arrival more than six thousand years ago.

One must understand that destiny is the most unpredictable of things.

The future is even more mercurial. When Celestial Emperor Yuan Shi established his Dao, he once said: "The past cannot be changed, the future cannot be predicted."

If someone could change the past and determine the future,

then that person...

...would have to be an existence even more formidable than Celestial Emperor Yuan Shi.

But did such a person exist in this world?

If so,

who was it?

'The Lord of Immortal Dao who schemed against me?'

At this thought, Yang Xiao's heart leaped into his throat.

But thinking about it carefully, there were too many inconsistencies. With the Lord of Immortal Dao's power, if he had truly calculated that he was still alive, wouldn't he have already made a move?

He thought about it back and forth.

This only made Yang Xiao more conflicted.

Because there was no answer.

"If you're agonizing over that mysterious person from six thousand years ago, I think you're just worrying for nothing. That mysterious person's power was extraordinary, his abilities unfathomable. Everything he said, everything he did, every single move carried some inexplicable, profound meaning. Back then, my father didn't actually believe him. But every single thing he spoke of came to pass, which is what finally convinced my father. In the end, he told me the content of their conversation and had me wait for your arrival."

"Originally, I didn't believe it either. But your arrival has made me understand that sometimes, fate is just like this. We are all within this cage, and everything we see and think of is only the world inside the cage. What's the use of overthinking it? Why not just go with the flow? Perhaps one day, when you are strong enough to break this cage, you will be able to see the true world."

These words,

were not particularly profound.

But to Yang Xiao, they were like a Dharma Transmission that brought him sudden enlightenment.

'That's right. Should I really cower and hesitate just because of speculation?'

'My realm is too low, my strength is insufficient. Even if I knew the truth, what could I do? Could I resist? No. Could I defy it? Also no. Since that's the case, why not just rise with the tide?'

As for the fate Grandma Lio spoke of, Yang Xiao didn't agree. He didn't believe in fate.

He only believed in himself.

"Thank you for your guidance, Elder. This junior understands."

Grandma Lio smiled faintly. "It's good that you understand. If you don't mind, you don't have to keep calling me 'Elder.' Just like those two girls, you can call me Grandma Lio."

Yang Xiao didn't object.

"Grandma Lio."

"Good. Very good. Child, come with me."

With that, Grandma Lio stood up.

She led Yang Xiao out of the wooden house.

Immediately after, with a stir of her aura and a flash of her figure, Grandma Lio brought Yang Xiao to what seemed like another world.

Here, there was a green peak, a tall tower, a grand hall, a pavilion…

Seeing this familiar scene,

Yang Xiao's heart trembled slightly. In a daze, he felt as if he had returned to a million years ago.