At first, I was puzzled, but gradually, I comprehended the profound meaning within.

When a cultivator enters the Tribulation Crossing Realm, they already have one foot out of the mundane world. Their every movement affects the mortal realm significantly, and any slight carelessness can lead to immense sins. At this time, following the Heavenly Dao and secluding oneself is the best strategy.

If one truly wishes to do something for the mortal world, it would be better to ascend to immortality in one fell swoop. Then, descend from the Celestial Realm to the mortal world and take on the duty of protection, which is the righteous path."

Upon hearing this, Du Li was taken aback, "So, Brother Lan, this time when you came out of seclusion, you won't be managing the alliance for long either?"

The other person sighed lightly, "Ten to eight years isn't an issue, but any longer... I'm afraid it'll be hard on you. Let's not talk about this now; tell me about what new things have happened during these years of my seclusion. Especially you, how come you suddenly could leave the quiet room?"

"It's simple to say, actually, many things are related to him." Du Li pondered with a teacup in hand for a few moments, then relayed the matter of the newly met "source of major concern," Mr. Jiang, to the other person. 𝘧𝘳𝘦ℯ𝓌𝘦𝒷𝘯𝑜𝑣𝘦𝓁.𝒸𝘰𝓂

A moment later, Lan Shanying exclaimed, "How fortunate the Human Race is, always producing individuals with great fortunes. This mysterious Mr. Jiang seems poised to follow in Xuanyuan Yangguang's footsteps and become a new legend among the human cultivators."

"Xuanyuan Yangguang has had no news for hundreds of years; could he have already fallen? You know, he lived from ancient times to now, and even hundreds of years ago, there were occasional rumors of him. He's lived too long.

Some demon cultivators have speculated whether he found his own path, allowing him to reincarnate continuously;

Or perhaps the real Xuanyuan Yangguang died long ago, and those appearing under the same name afterward were just exceptional descendants intentionally crafting a legend.

However, the latest generation of the heritage has not been very outstanding, so they've vanished without a trace. Who knows if in the future, someone might rise again and use Xuanyuan Yangguang's name."

Hearing him say this, Lan Shanying smiled kindly and shook his head, "Reincarnation and continuation by descendants are baseless speculations.

I've met Xuanyuan Yangguang; he truly is a legend of the Human Race, with an unchanging true desire, no flourish—just a will to reclaim the Wilderness World for the Human Race. Meanwhile, driving us demon cultivators and demon beasts all away, and if he can't, he kills us all!"

Recalling the slightly vague memories of the past, he squinted a little and said: "Xuanyuan Yangguang had already cultivated to the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, just half a step away from ascension.

Even I, at just the Fourth Layer of Tribulation Crossing Realm, had to hide away. No matter how talented he is, being in the mundane world, he must abide by the Heavenly Dao laws. So, Xuanyuan Yangguang would occasionally appear, stir up turmoil, and then vanish again. His disappearance for the past few hundred years should be his seclusion.

When this name appears again, the Wilderness World will undoubtedly face another storm of blood and wind!

As for living from ancient times till now, it's said he obtained a Supreme Sacred Artifact by chance—a branch of the Time Tree, which allowed him to hide from the Time Law.

Xuanyuan Yangguang could sleep for a few hours while the outside world passed by a hundred years, yet his lifespan only moved by a few hours. With the lifespan of a great cultivator at the peak of the Tribulation Crossing Realm, utilizing the Supreme Sacred Artifact to bypass thousands or tens of thousands of mundane years, surviving from ancient times till now is not surprising."

Du Li was utterly shocked, "So that means Xuanyuan Yangguang might pop up again at any time? What should we do? With his fiery temper and having cultivated the Slaughter Dao, knowing about the Pleasure Sect...

Wouldn't he vent his anger on all demon cultivators? When a peak Tribulation Crossing Realm great cultivator is angered, how many demon cultivators could escape disaster?"

"What Pleasure Sect? Besides Mr. Jiang, has anything else significant happened in these short hundred years?" Lan Shanying laughed and reassured, "There's no need to worry too much. Even if Xuanyuan Yangguang reappeared and was provoked, a peak Tribulation Crossing Realm great cultivator cannot defy the power of the Celestial Dao laws, nor can he disregard and bring disaster to all beings.

Great cultivators have laws to restrain them; he's not foolish and knows what to do and what not to do. Otherwise, given Xuanyuan Yangguang's hatred for the Demon Race, he would have already used his ability to destroy the world and wiped out the Wilderness World.

He never used extreme means from ancient times to the present because he was restricted, having to follow the power of the laws and proceed gradually to make things happen."

Du Li breathed a sigh of relief, only then drinking a cup of tea while detailing the recent Pleasure Sect incident and the Demon Realm invasion.

It turned out that there were evil cultivators lurking within the Demon Realm Alliance, and the Pleasure Sect seemed to have methods of assisting evil cultivators in successfully crossing thunder tribulations. Hearing these two matters, the smile on Lan Shanying's face disappeared, and his expression grew increasingly grave.

After listening to all the recent happenings, Lan Shanying played slowly with his tea cup in his right hand, not drinking even after his tea had gone cold.

Then he gently put down the teacup and analyzed, "The Demon King is double-dealing, leaving us without enough ability to disperse all demon cultivators and proceed with the next plan; he dispatched demon cultivators to plot secretly, likely wanting to monopolize the power of the Celestial Dao's remnant, or perhaps intending to lead more demon cultivators to ascend.

In this way, we can respond to changes by standing firm, keeping a close watch on the power of the Celestial Dao's remnant. As long as the Demon King doesn't succeed, we can act when the time is right!

As for Mr. Jiang, he seems unlike Xuanyuan Yangguang. The latter focuses on slaughter, whereas the former distinguishes right from wrong and has a gentle nature, possibly descending from the Upper Realm. Your strategy is excellent, working with him first to maintain general peace in both worlds.

If he also comes for the power of the Celestial Dao's remnant and wants to recruit and establish his own force...