As Zhu Kun spoke, the girls instinctively looked at Zi Yan.
Zi Yan stood among the girls, her eyes slightly red after hearing Zhu Kun speak.
"You say you're my dad, but how can you prove it?"
Zi Yan's gaze towards Zhu Kun held a mix of excitement, curiosity, and resentment, her voice tinged with stubbornness.
Zhu Kun immediately grew anxious, thinking his daughter didn't want to acknowledge him as her father, so he hastily explained, "Child, I truly am your dad. The same blood flows in our bodies; that can't be faked."
Zi Yan snorted coldly and said, "Since you say you're my dad, then why did you abandon me all alone back then? Do you know how I've lived all these years? I was bullied by other magical beasts since I was little, and I never had enough to eat..."
"Bullied?"
"Someone bullied you!"
Zhu Kun's anger flared upon hearing Zi Yan say she was bullied by other magical beasts.
Then, a deep look of heartache appeared in his eyes, and he stepped forward, wanting to reach out and touch Zi Yan.
But she directly dodged his hand.
Seeing this, Zhu Kun gave an awkward smile, then sighed deeply and said, "Child, it's all dad's fault for letting you suffer all these years."
As he spoke, he muttered indignantly to himself, "Back then, if it weren't for me coveting Tuo She Ancient Emperor's dwelling, I wouldn't have been trapped in this damned Ancient Emperor's Dwelling by that scoundrel Tuo She Ancient Emperor, guarding his door for so many years."
As soon as these words were spoken, the girls immediately erupted into a clamor.
"Tuo She Ancient Emperor?"
"This is actually Tuo She Ancient Emperor's dwelling?"
"Doesn't that mean there's Tuo She Ancient Emperor's legacy here!"
The girls were greatly astonished and began discussing amongst themselves.
Among them, Gu Xun'er was the most shocked.
She was sent to the Xiao Family precisely to obtain the tuo she ancient emperor jade from the Xiao Family.
It was said that by gathering eight tuo she ancient emperor jades, one could obtain Tuo She Ancient Emperor's legacy.
But now, it seemed, they had found Tuo She Ancient Emperor's dwelling before even gathering all the tuo she ancient emperor jades.
Zhu Kun saw the shocked expressions of the girls and said, "Don't get too happy too soon. Although this is indeed Tuo She Ancient Emperor's dwelling, you still can't enter without a key."
Upon hearing this, the girls sighed in disappointment.
Tuo She Ancient Emperor's legacy was right before them, yet they could only look on helplessly.
"So, Senior, you didn't intentionally abandon Zi Yan?" Qi Lin asked.
Zhu Kun immediately knew that Qi Lin was asking this to help him reconcile with Zi Yan, so while giving Qi Lin a grateful look, he bent down and chimed in.
"Child, this young brother is right. Dad never thought of abandoning you. It's all that damned Tuo She Ancient Emperor's fault for trapping me in this wretched place."
As he spoke, Zhu Kun guaranteed, "Child, Dad promises, Dad will do everything possible to make it up to you in the future."
After listening, the resentment in Zi Yan's eyes dissipated slightly, but she still didn't call out to Zhu Kun.
However, thinking of the gifts her sisters had given her earlier, she snorted coldly and said, "I'll let bygones be bygones for now. Now, I want to ask you, does our family have many treasures?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Kun's face lit up with wild joy.
What did he hear?
Zi Yan actually said 'our family'?
It seemed she still acknowledged him as her dad!
Thinking this, Zhu Kun's heart swelled with delight, so he patted his chest and said with soaring confidence, "Child, our Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan lacks everything but treasures. Whatever you want, Dad has plenty of it."
"If Dad doesn't have it on him, then go back to our Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan. Our Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan's treasury lacks nothing."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan hummed lightly, extended her hand, and said, "In that case, take out all the treasures you have on you. I want all of them."
Zhu Kun was slightly stunned upon hearing this.
Zi Yan saw his reaction and said, "If you're unwilling, then forget it."
Zhu Kun immediately shook his head repeatedly, then took off a purple-gold storage ring from his hand and handed it to Zi Yan, saying dotingly, "Child, all of Dad's treasures are here. Anyway, Dad is trapped here and can't get out, so just take them all."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan carefully examined the purple-gold storage ring in her hand and asked, "Are there really many treasures inside?"
Zhu Kun listened, his face full of pride.
"That's natural. You should know that our Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan is best at traversing space and seeking treasures. Dad isn't boasting, the resources inside are enough for you to cultivate to a Five-Star Dou Sheng."
Upon hearing this, the girls looked at the purple-gold storage ring in Zi Yan's hand with shocked expressions.
Just how many resources were inside to be enough for Zi Yan to cultivate all the way to a Five-Star Dou Sheng?
Also, for Zi Yan's father to be able to produce this storage ring, just how terrifying was his own strength?
It was simply unimaginable!
Then Zhu Kun continued, "Child, besides resources, Dad's storage ring also contains many Tai Xu Ancient Dragon Clan legacies and the Dragon Emperor's token. If you take it out, you can command the entire clan."
Upon hearing this, Zi Yan frowned and said, "Do you really have no way of leaving here?"
Zhu Kun's expression became dejected upon hearing this.
"Difficult, difficult, difficult. Unless the key can be brought to open the great door of Tuo She Ancient Emperor's dwelling, otherwise Dad cannot leave."
Qi Lin suddenly interjected, "Senior, may I ask if you can take us to the great door of Tuo She Ancient Emperor?"
He actually had a method!
Now, Zhu Kun's strength could be said to be that of a Half-Emperor. What if he were to give him another buff?
Could it allow Zhu Kun's battle power to directly break through the Dou Emperor's shackles?
Qi Lin didn't believe that a Dou Emperor could be dozens of times stronger than Zhu Kun.
Although the gap between a Dou Emperor and a Dou Sheng was like a chasm, it was not truly insurmountable.
After all, it was mentioned in the original work that a Dragon Phoenix could rival a Dou Emperor.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Kun immediately thought that Qi Lin was being stubborn and still wanted to go and try his luck.
But Zhu Kun had been trapped here for so many years, and he knew very well that without the key, no matter what method was used, the great door of the Ancient Emperor's Dwelling could not be opened.
However, because Qi Lin not only brought his daughter but also spoke up to help ease his relationship with Zi Yan, Zhu Kun was very grateful to Qi Lin and did not discourage him.
So he smiled and said, "Then follow me!"
Saying that, he led the way, and soon brought everyone before a ten-thousand-foot stone door.
Zhu Kun stopped and pointed at the ten-thousand-foot stone door ahead.
"We're here!"
The stone door stood silently in the vast space, exuding an ancient and primeval aura.
All the girls were shocked by the magnificent sight before them.
And at the top of the stone door, there were four ancient characters.
Ancient Emperor's Dwelling!
Although these four characters seemed ordinary, they gave off an supreme pressure that seemed to transcend heaven and earth.