[Present World].

A moment later.

Han Xiao stared in bewilderment at the dozen or so elders in front of him.

The one in the center was the Alliance Leader of their Thousand Worlds Alliance. It was said that the leader never left their secret main hall, always cultivating and comprehending the Great Path here, nurturing generations of disciples for the alliance.

Of course, Han Xiao had seen the leader before; as a child, he would listen to the leader's lectures every once in a while.

The belief of their Thousand Worlds Alliance — that the Heavenly Dao interfered too deeply with the world and needed to be corrected through the power of beings — was personally explained to him by the leader.

Every child who grew up in the main hall, after cultivating to become a first-grade True Immortal, would leave to experience the world. Once they earned some fame, they would publicly announce their joining of the Thousand Worlds Alliance, thereby increasing its prestige and providing an explanation for how the alliance produced so many experts.

In reality, the greatest secret of the Thousand Worlds Alliance was this untraceable main hall.

And the dozen or so elders behind the leader... he had only met three.

If Han Xiao's perception was correct, these were over ten Golden Immortals! Half of them were above the fourth grade of Golden Immortal!

Moreover, there were two experts at the Golden Immortal Perfection level.

This made Han Xiao reevaluate the true strength of his Thousand Worlds Alliance.

If they had one or two Daluo Golden Immortals, wouldn't they be able to confront the Eight Great Immortal Palaces directly?

Han Xiao's mind was racing, and with a hopeful expression on his handsome face, he softly asked, "Alliance Leader, do we have Daluo Golden Immortals at home?"

The Alliance Leader, who was sitting in the center wearing a Confucian robe and had white hair, only smiled at his words.

The dozen or so elders each smiled slightly.

The Alliance Leader of the Thousand Worlds Alliance gently said:

"Naturally, we do; otherwise, Tianluo and the Dark Sect would have flattened us long ago.

"However, this Elder Daluo Golden Immortal is elusive as a dragon; it is he who set up the large array, helping us to live peacefully in this realm without ever showing himself directly.

"Additionally, there is another whom we all regard as our master; he resides in the valley, unconcerned with worldly affairs."

Han Xiao hurriedly nodded.

Only then did he realize that the Eight Immortals of the Firmament were truly insignificant compared to the Thousand Worlds Alliance.

The Alliance Leader held the Jade Talisman, softly asking like soothing a child, "Han Xiao, that Forbidden Land you previously visited, is it far from here?"

Han Xiao blinked, "Not exactly close. It took a long time to travel there, and the Immortal Spirit Road had several gaps."

"Hmm, the people there... do they have a highly developed Ingenious Technique, and are there discs that can cast magic without Cultivation? Is there a cultivator named Wang Jixuan or Wang Zheng?"

The old Alliance Leader's voice was somewhat urgent, and his breathing was rather unsteady.

Inside, Han Xiao was mostly surprised.

For such an expert as the Alliance Leader, who was a dominant figure in the Immortal Realm, to lose his composure this way.

Han Xiao nodded in response: "Yes, that fellow Wang Jixuan is cheerful, handsome and suave, and quite a decent person..."

The group of elderly men and women in front of him suddenly became excited.

"Hey!"

"Found him!"

"Six hundred thousand years!"

The old Alliance Leader looked up at the heavens, then sighed lightly, his eyes showing traces of tears.

Han Xiao suddenly felt as if he was in a fog.

He dared not ask more, sitting obediently on the cushion, listening to what these Supreme Elders were saying...

"He actually left from the present to that time!"

"We should have noticed it sooner! The Heavenly Dao has never directly hunted a single cultivator; in six hundred thousand years, it's only happened this once, and it was to hunt him!"

"So that senior who has been secretly helping us all along is definitely the master of the Moon God Palace, a Daluo who cultivated the Time Dao!"

"Then wouldn't we be considered the second to the Moon God Palace? Many of our cultivation techniques were given by that senior."

"Hey, don't flatter ourselves lest it displeases the elder."

"This isn't vanity; we're about to become the Ninth Immortal Palace."

"That is also thanks to the protection of the senior and our master."

The Supreme Elders began to argue cheerfully.

"Don't worry," the old Alliance Leader sighed, gestured for Han Xiao to step forward, and gently inquired about his encounters with Wang Jixuan.

Han Xiao dared not conceal anything, using Magic to reveal his memories.

Then, he was surrounded by a group of Golden Immortal experts, who observed his memory projection for a while.

"It's not hard to see, Senior Wang is still quite weak in this era."

"However, this is his path of Cultivation, different from our methodical approach. Perhaps when we meet him again in the future, he'll directly be a Daluo Golden Immortal."

"Highly unlikely, we've cultivated for six hundred thousand years, achieved by piling up treasures and under the guidance of two Daluos. After bidding farewell to us, Senior Wang should have returned to the present world, otherwise, we wouldn't have been unable to find him all along."

"According to the rules of the Time Dao, he can only return after the point he departed for time travel... Where was the latest news of him?"

Han Xiao hurriedly said, "It seems to have been in the You Bao Realm, about a month ago. There was a significant disturbance there related to Senior Wang Zheng."

Everyone's faces showed realization.

The old Alliance Leader calculated on his fingers and quickly said, "Soon, he'll return from his journey through time."

Han Xiao softly asked, "Alliance Leader, are you very familiar with Wang Zheng?"

"Without him, there would not be our Thousand Worlds Alliance."

The old Alliance Leader exclaimed emotionally:

"Originally, this group of old bones, along with our families and clans, would have been slaughtered by the Dark Sect.

"It was he, like a god-sent Divine Weapon, who led an immense Mechanical Army, sweeping through thousands of Dark Sect Members, killing Immortal Soldiers, and exterminating True Immortals, rescuing us from the brink of death.

"The master of the Moon God Palace provided us a place of refuge because of him.

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