"Now?"

Bai Yuechan was taken aback, she hadn't expected it to be so soon, and suddenly felt somewhat unprepared.

"Since you've chosen to leave, you should be decisive. Sometimes, the more you hesitate, the less you want to go."

Ye Qingran said softly.

She had decided to leave a thousand years ago, but had always been hesitating, always saying, wait a few more days, wait a few more days...

And so she kept waiting, waiting for a thousand years, and the more she waited, the more hesitant she became, with more concerns arising.

The more she waited, the more she realized that she was carrying more burdens, and the more she had to let go when leaving.

Five hundred years ago, she stopped taking disciples because she needed to slowly cut off ties with this world, and Bai Yuechan was the only one who broke her principle, her last disciple, the youngest disciple, and the most gifted disciple.

Now, most of her disciples have already become independent, some have established their own sects, founding schools, becoming the supreme giants of this continent, while others have passed away, their disciples and descendants are also very outstanding.

Moreover, because Ye Qingran had decided that she would leave one day, every time she trained a disciple to be able to venture independently, she would gradually push them out to let them explore the world, live their own lives, and start their own forces.

The purpose was that when she leaves the continent, they would have already firmly established themselves on it.

But Bai Yuechan was too young, although her talent was unparalleled, unfortunately, she was too exceptional, too dazzling. Once she left the Dao Ancient Divine Sect to develop on her own, she would surely be undermined by some old entities.

Therefore, she was the only disciple Ye Qingran kept by her side, the one she was most assured of and also most worried about.

"Is there anything you need to handle, or something you want to take with you?"

Ye Qingran, noticing Bai Yuechan looking thoughtful, asked her.

Hearing this, Bai Yuechan shook her head and said, "I just didn't expect it to be so fast. I have no friends, nothing worth holding on to, and nothing I want to take with me."

Bai Yuechan had always been somewhat reclusive, obsessively cultivating, and the people she interacted with were basically peers and rivals.

Although she had countless admirers, being the Master of Ten Palaces with numerous followers, she did not have a true friend, nor did she desire one. In her world, there was only her mentor and cultivation.

Upon hearing this, Ye Qingran remained silent for a moment.

Then, she turned to look at the endless mountains, at the vast Divine Sect. The present-day Divine Sect stood atop the continent's pinnacle mainly because of her presence.

After she leaves, the sect may face a calamity and return to its rightful position. Whether it returns to its high status depends on its own fate.

"And you, Master..."

Bai Yuechan asked softly because her master, as the sect leader, would leave without a sound?

"I've already given instructions. I will be in seclusion indefinitely, unless the sect faces a calamity, no one is allowed to approach this place."

Bai Yuechan didn't quite understand her master's meaning, showing a confused expression.

"If I leave openly, it will cause upheaval. As long as no one knows, there will still be deterrence."

Ye Qingran murmured.

As long as no one discovers she has left, her deterrent force will always exist, preventing chaos against the Dao Ancient Divine Sect, and gaining as much buffer and development time for it as possible.

Moreover, she left a legacy in the ancestral grounds of the sect, hoping that someone in the future can inherit her position and support the Dao Ancient Divine Sect once more.

....

"Let's go."

Ye Qingran waved her hand, and a vast spiritual power erupted instantly, enveloping Bai Yuechan, transforming into a stream of light that soared into the void....

Due to Bai Yuechan's lower cultivation, she appeared somewhat pale as they traversed the chaotic spatial currents, with Ye Qingran caring for Bai Yuechan while searching within them for the legendary River of Time...

Fortunately, with the guidance of the Wood of Time, they finally found it within the void, and after passing through countless layers of nothingness, they were surrounded by a spinning heaven and earth, ultimately arriving at a river.

Ye Qingran stood on a boat, gazing at the seemingly ordinary river before her, her beautiful eyes flashing with wonder.

This... Is this the River of Time?

Bai Yuechan took a long time to regain herself, her face slowly gaining color.

Once she returned to her senses, she curiously glanced around, was this the River of Time her master spoke of?

Why did it look... indistinguishable from an ordinary river?

The two slowly started to move along the river's natural current....

At this moment, Ye Qingran's gaze remained fixed ahead, as if searching for something.

Suddenly, a figure appeared on the river's surface out of nowhere, walking towards them slowly....

Upon seeing that figure, Ye Qingran's beautiful eyes widened, her breathing becoming rapidly agitated.

Bai Yuechan also noticed her master's unease, turning to look at the approaching figure; it was the first time she had seen such an emotional fluctuation in her master.

In the next second, they noticed that the water beneath the boat became static.

When they looked up, the figure had already approached within five meters of them.

He wore a clean azure and white long robe, his figure was tall with sword-like eyebrows and starry eyes, and chiseled features. Standing on the water, a faint aura of Immortal Charm seemed to hover around him, with tranquil pupils like abyssal stars, as if stepping out of a painting or a celestial being descending from the heavens.

For a moment, Ye Qingran was slightly lost, having imagined this day countless times in her mind, when she could finally, through her own efforts, step onto the River of Time and meet the ancestor. Yet now, she felt a hint of unreality.

Bai Yuechan was also in a daze. This young man made her briefly lose focus. It wasn't his handsomeness, but his aura; she had never seen such a person before, incapable of finding the right words to describe her inner feelings.

Without waiting for the young man to speak.

Ye Qingran cupped her fists and slightly bowed, saying to the young man, "Ye Qingran, 40th Sect Leader of Dao Ancient Divine Sect, pays respects to the ancestor."

With these words, Bai Yuechan's beautiful eyes widened, her heart stirred by waves.

This young man was the ancestor?!

She also respectfully said to the man, "Junior Bai Yuechan, disciple of the sect leader, pays respects to the ancestor."

Seeing this scene.

Su Mu was stunned in place.

What?

What's going on?

What is this Dao Ancient Divine Sect, and why are they calling me ancestor?

"Please rise."

Su Mu said to the two women.

Upon those words, Ye Qingran and Bai Yuechan slowly lifted their heads to look at Su Mu.

"What do you mean, calling me ancestor?"

Su Mu asked.

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