Thirty thousand years ago, she personally witnessed the founding ancestor ride the Wood of Time, leaving the continent for a higher world.

Before the ancestor left, he left behind a piece of the Wood of Time, meant to give future generations a chance for ascension. At that time, she was just a small core disciple, but she was full of ambition.

Over thousands of years, she gradually reached the pinnacle of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect, and the pinnacle of this continent. Ten thousand years ago, she had already become the Sect Leader of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect. She had the strength for ascension, yet she had not departed.

The wooden boat in front of her, made from the Wood of Time, followed the founding ancestor's instructions: if a Celestial Mandate individual appeared with enough strength, they could use the Wood of Time to step into the legendary River of Time, reaching a higher, broader world...

Ye Qingran always remembered that on the River of Time, she would encounter a man, and that man was the ancestor of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect.

Thus, she always wanted to step into the River of Time, to a broader Upper Realm, and to meet that ancestor.

However, there were still things she could not let go of. All her life, she had been pursuing the pinnacle of the Great Dao, without a Dao companion, without offspring.

The only relatives she couldn't let go of were her few disciples.

....

"Master, you were looking for me?"

At this moment, a graceful figure walked over, arriving behind the woman in green, and spoke softly.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingran turned around and looked at the graceful figure.

She wore a long, pale white dress, her figure slender and graceful, her beauty captivating, her eyes like a cold pool, somewhat resembling Ye Qingran.

"Xiaochan, Master is leaving."

Upon hearing this, the woman in the white dress stiffened slightly. Although she was sincerely happy for her master, a barely noticeable trace of confusion and fear flashed across her beautiful eyes.

She knew that one day her master would leave to pursue a higher Great Dao.

It's just that when that day actually came, she didn't expect herself to feel confused.

"You are the one who resembles me the most, and the one I feel most at ease with."

Ye Qingran said softly.

Bai Yuechan, the most exceptional and gifted disciple of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect throughout time. In terms of cultivation talent, she even surpassed her own master.

Now serving as the Palace Master of the Ten Palaces of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect, she is the legendary "Palace Master Moon Cicada," the most brilliant and dazzling pearl of this era within the Dao Ancient Divine Sect, and is regarded as Sect Leader Ye's most outstanding successor.

"But you are also the one I am most worried about."

"You have been by my side since childhood. Your talent in the Dao surpasses mine, but your heart is too pure."

"You must know that the path of cultivation is full of deceit and trickery. Even if you do not fight nor compete, there will be people who target you, scheme against you, and pull you down from the altar."

"Now that I'm here, no one will make a move against you, but once I leave, people trying to pull you down from the altar will emerge endlessly... even within this Dao Ancient Divine Sect, such people exist."

Ye Qingran said slowly.

In the past, Ye Qingran thought that as long as she stood high enough, she wouldn't need to worry about anything.

But after truly reaching this height, she found that she had more to worry about.

As the backbone of the Dao Ancient Divine Sect, once she left, the Dao Ancient Divine Sect would face great calamities. The sect might split apart, and her disciples might face retaliation.

Precisely because she stood so high, once she left, everything she protected would face violent retribution. People always find ways to bring down those who stand high enough.

This is also the main reason she has delayed her departure.

After listening to her master's words, Bai Yuechan remained silent for a long time.

"Master, I want to go with you."

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingran was slightly taken aback. This was the question she least wanted to face. In truth, she also hoped to take her disciples with her.

However, before leaving, the founding ancestor had said that the Wood of Time he left behind could only bear one person.

She even considered leaving this Wood of Time for her most exceptional disciple, leaving the chance for ascension to them.

It wasn't that Ye Qingran was being selfish, but she no longer had time to wait for them to grow strong enough to cross the River of Time alone.

Bai Yuechan, her most outstanding disciple, would need at least twenty thousand years of growth to leave on the Wood of Time alone.

Yet she didn't have twenty thousand years of lifespan left to wait for her to grow.

Once she passed away and Bai Yuechan wasn't fully grown, there would be people attempting to snatch the Wood of Time.

Because on this continent, she was not supreme; there was another person of the same realm and strength… Su Ming of the Dark Inference Demon Hall!

If she passed away and Su Ming was still alive, could her disciples withstand his attempt to seize the Wood of Time?

Because after so many years of confrontation, Su Ming already knew that she possessed the Wood of Time, capable of ascending the River of Time.

...

Just as Ye Qingran didn't know how to respond.

Bai Yuechan waved her jade hand, and a piece of wood appeared in front of her.

Upon seeing this wood, Ye Qingran's beautiful eyes narrowed, filled with astonishment.

This is… the Wood of Time!

"Master, you told me twenty years ago to look for such a piece of wood, and just yesterday... I found it."

In truth, Bai Yuechan herself didn't know why her master wanted her to search for such a wood, but just yesterday, while training in the mountains, she had found it in a pool of water.

Seeing this, Ye Qingran was stunned for a moment before showing a smile and said, "Chan'Er, I will take you with me."

Perhaps, from the moment she found the legendary Wood of Time, it was destined by the heavens that Bai Yuechan could follow her to ascend, to explore broader worlds.

This was her own destiny.

....

Upon hearing this, Bai Yuechan was taken aback; she didn't expect her master to agree just like that.

Ye Qingran grasped the piece of wood before her in the void, and in an instant, it transformed into a small boat.

At this moment, Bai Yuechan suddenly thought of something.

In her memory, her master had a special item, a simple small boat, which her master had preserved well and carried with her since Bai Yuechan had been by her side.

Later, she also learned some secrets of the Divine Sect, that is, the Dao Ancient Divine Sect had a Sect's Treasure, but nobody knew what it was, not even Bai Yuechan herself.

Today, it seemed she might have found out.

"This is the Wood of Time."

"By riding the Wood of Time, one can enter the legendary River of Time and reach the Upper Realm."

Ye Qingran revealed the Divine Sect's greatest secret to Bai Yuechan.

"The River of Time?"

"Is it a river..."

This was the first time Bai Yuechan heard such a term.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingran actually didn't know herself. All she knew was that it was a supreme River of Laws, and to ascend to the Upper Realm, one must traverse the River of Time.

"I don't know, maybe it is..."

Ye Qingran herself hadn't seen it and didn't know how to explain it.

Then, Ye Qingran waved her large hand, deploying a Sound Insulation Barrier, and her expression became serious.

"The founding ancestor left behind an ancient teaching."

"Above the River of Time... is the ancestor of our Divine Sect, my ancestor, and your ancestor."

Listening to these words, Bai Yuechan's beautiful eyes shook, and a storm surged within her heart.

At this moment, Ye Qingran recalled a phrase left by the ancestor, spoken to Bai Yuechan:

"When you meet him, please remember to keep reverence."

This phrase echoed in Bai Yuechan's ears.

....

"Master... when shall we depart?"

"Now."

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