103: Master, he really came to save me!
In front of Li Yan, both Great Ascension Stage Immortals were obedient.
A century had passed since the Divine Tomb Battle, and many of the newly promoted juniors had never seen Li Yan with their own eyes.
It was difficult for them to understand why Li Yan, with only Golden Core Stage strength, commanded such respect from two Great Ascension Stage Immortals.
Even Onyue, the goddess in the hearts of many, respectfully called Li Yan Revered Master.
The new generation of Disciples didn't understand and were greatly shocked.
The older generation of Disciples, however, began to boast.
"What do you know!"
"When the Immortal suppressed the ancient god, you were still in your mothers' wombs."
"If it weren't for the Immortal, it's hard to say if you would even be able to Cultivate."
"That senior is the benefactor of the entire Immortal Cultivation World!"
Everyone discussed animatedly, with some Cultivators who had experienced the Divine Tomb Battle a century ago speaking eloquently.
Li Yan was also very satisfied with Onyue, his Sword Immortal Disciple; a century had passed, yet upon meeting again, she remained as respectful as ever.
"Revered Master! We must not delay; let us depart quickly."
Onyue's eyes were filled with excitement; after a hundred years, to see her Revered Master again, she found it difficult to suppress her emotions.
Logically, as a Great Ascension Stage Immortal, her state of mind should have long transcended the mundane.
Yet, every time she saw her Revered Master, an indescribable feeling would surge within her.
Revered Master has come, and everything will be alright!
Others found it hard to understand, but only she knew.
They were all thousands of years old, yet they still had an Elder above them whom they could rely on.
This feeling was very unique.
It was like those Mortals, living to eighty or ninety years old, at the end of their lives.
Before passing away, the elderly still thought of their father and mother coming to take them.
Even centenarians, lying on their sickbeds at their most helpless and desperate, would still call out for their father and mother.
As for Cultivators, their parents, being Mortal flesh and blood, passed away early, so their reliance became their Master or the Elders in their Sect.
Moonlit Sword Immortal was almost invincible in the Immortal Cultivation World, yet when facing an unknown existence like an ancient god, she thought of her Revered Master first.
Standing beside Li Yan, Onyue felt as if she had been injected with a powerful stimulant, filled with courage!
With Revered Master by her side, she had nothing to fear.
Li Yan's calm demeanor gave the two Great Ascension Stage Immortals immense confidence.
"Let's go; you lead the way."
"This Clone I'm using to descend has many inconveniences."
Onyue quickly cupped her hands and said, "Revered Master, there's no need to say more; we naturally know the Heavenly Dao's restrictions on you!"
"Revered Master, your Disciple will carry you."
Runes rose from beneath Onyx Moon Fairy's feet, lifting Li Yan.
The two flew together towards Mi Mountain City, and Dragon Tiger Immortal immediately followed.
At this moment, Onyx Moon Fairy flew towards Mi Mountain City with her Revered Master standing behind her; at this moment, she had a solid backing!
Even facing an ancient god, she was fearless.
The flying speed of a Great Ascension Stage Immortal was instantaneous, covering thousands of miles, and in less than a moment, the three appeared outside Mi Mountain City.
At this time, Mi Mountain City was still somewhat different from Mi Mountain City tens of thousands of years later.
There was no outer city, only an Inner City for Cultivators, and its scale was a hundred times smaller than the Mi Mountain City of later generations.
Mi Mountain City had only been built for a hundred years at this time, and no ordinary people lived there.
The three floated outside the city, looking at Mi Mountain City, which was enveloped by a bloody Qi.
The mountaintop should have been covered in pure white snow, but at this moment, all the snow on the entire mountaintop was red snow!
From afar, a dazzling crimson stood out on the gray mountain peak.
As Li Yan walked forward, he could feel a foul, fishy smell emanating from Mi Mountain City.
It was the scent of the ancient god!
Seeing this situation, Li Yan frowned deeply.
He muttered to himself, "I clearly sealed the ancient god before, so why is this happening?"
"Ember Immortal is still locked within this snowy mountain."
"However, this blood mist barrier shouldn't be able to harm me."
Li Yan was about to fly over without thinking, but several voices came from beside him.
"What's a Golden Core Stage brat doing here, trying to join the fun?"
"This is not where you should be, young man; leave quickly."
Several voices, as clear as a grand bell, appeared in front of Li Yan.
In a blink of an eye, several Immortals in white robes appeared out of thin air before him.
Before Li Yan could speak, his female Disciple Onyue shouted from behind him, "Presumptuous!"
"Do you know whose Clone this person in front of you is?"
The white-robed Immortal looked back and sneered, "Isn't this Moonlit Sword Immortal?"
"Fairy, this is an internal matter of our Mishan Holy Hall."
"As Elders of the Holy Hall, we are capable of rescuing Zenmatsu Hall Master ourselves."
From their conversation, it was clear that these people were Elders of the Holy Hall.
It seemed that when Ember Immortal created the Mishan Holy Hall, she recruited some Immortals.
However, these people did not recognize Li Yan and were blocking him from entering the mountain to save someone.
Seeing these Holy Hall Elders being so disrespectful, Onyue could no longer tolerate it and directly drew her Moon Radiance Sword, pointing it at them.
"Do you know that the divine statue built within this Mishan Holy Hall is precisely this Immortal before you?"
"You worship the divine statue every day, yet you don't recognize the true body?"
Upon hearing this, the Holy Hall Elders exchanged glances.
They had expected them to show reverence towards Li Yan, but instead, they burst into laughter.
"What a joke."
"We worship the High Immortal; where did this young brat come from?"
"Does he deserve our prostration? Fairy, are you joking!"
These people had not experienced the Divine Tomb Battle and knew very little about Li Yan.
Furthermore, the Divine Tomb Battle had happened a century ago, and many newly promoted Immortals had long lost their reverence for the events of that year.
However, Li Yan sensed something; his spiritual vision was extremely high, allowing him to see things others could not.
Li Yan narrowed his eyes and found that the Divine Souls of the Holy Hall Elders before him were twisted.
These Holy Hall Elders were not right!
What they usually worshipped was probably not Li Yan's divine statue; they were worshipping the ancient god!
He hadn't expected that the Holy Hall had already fallen thirty thousand years ago, and these Elders had all become slaves of the ancient god.
On the surface, they appeared to be Immortals, but in reality, they were secretly Cultivating Blood Law and attempting forbidden arts.
It was truly laughable.
The Holy Hall, which was supposed to suppress and supervise the ancient god, had instead been completely corrupted by the ancient god, degenerating into devils.
These guardians had instead colluded with the ancient god and began Cultivating forbidden Immortal arts.
After discerning the true nature of these Holy Hall Elders, Li Yan spoke, "Disciple, Little Friend Dragon-Tiger, come to my side."
"Hmm?"
The two exchanged glances but without any hesitation, appeared on Li Yan's left and right.
This made the several Holy Hall Elders opposite them uneasy, and they all drew their weapons.
"Sirs, although you are friends of the Hall Master, without the Hall Master's command, you are not to enter this Mi Mountain Holy Domain!"
Li Yan ignored those few people and directly summoned his Golden Body Avatar.
On the mountain peak covered by red snow, a hundred-zhang-tall giant rose from the ground.
Li Yan's tone was calm, yet it exuded a sense of composure: "Follow me into the mountain to save someone."
His Golden Body stepped into the snowy mountain!
At this moment, on the mountaintop, Ember Immortal, who was chained up, slowly raised her head.
Her haggard face, her eyes lit up.
"Master... Master really came to save me!"