"Is this Ancient Dragon Island?"
"It's truly magnificent! I never thought such a massive island could float in the void. As expected of the Void Ancient Dragon's ancestral land."
The women discussed animatedly. Ancient Dragon Island was the most spectacular island they had ever seen.
Although it floated in the void, ancient trees towered on the island, mountain ranges stretched, and grand palaces stood tall, exuding a majestic aura.
Auspicious clouds drifted across the sky, a scene of myriad wonders.
After everyone emerged from the spatial rift, a tall and upright figure suddenly appeared in their sight.
The women only felt that the middle-aged man who suddenly appeared was incredibly fast, as if he used Teleportation. Even with their Dou Zong level strength, they couldn't detect any traces.
Saintly Sky Conqueror, whose strength was second only to Qi Lin, felt his pupils constrict, guessing the identity of the newcomer.
Because even he hadn't perceived any trace of the middle-aged man's appearance.
Only a Dou Di could achieve such a feat!
Therefore, the person before them was clearly the Void Ancient Dragon Emperor, Zhu Kun, whom Qi Lin had mentioned.
Zhu Kun had sensed Qi Lin and his group the moment they appeared. He immediately flew over, laughing heartily, "My worthy nephew, you've arrived."
As he spoke, Zhu Kun's gaze lingered on Saintly Sky Conqueror for an extra second, then quickly swept over the women beside Qi Lin.
Seeing this scene of beautiful women, Zhu Kun thought to himself, "He only went out once and gained so many confidantes. My worthy nephew's romantic prowess even surpasses mine. However, with his character, there's no need to worry about Zi Yan being ostracized by others."
Although Qi Lin had many confidantes, Zhu Kun expressed that he understood it all.
Firstly, because Qi Lin was his benefactor. Secondly, of course, was because Zhu Kun himself was no different from Qi Lin in his youth.
It was just a pity that most of his former consorts had passed away.
After all, Zhu Kun had lived for a long time, being the oldest existence in the current Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan. It was only natural for him to outlive his loved ones.
It was precisely because he had experienced the pain of losing his wife and children multiple times that he later reduced the frequency of taking consorts, eventually leaving only Zi Yan as his sole descendant.
If not for the death of all his descendants, he wouldn't have caused the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan to split when he was trapped in the Ancient Emperor Cave Abode.
"Uncle Zhu Kun, I'm bothering you again," Qi Lin said with a smile.
"Hahaha, between us, uncle and nephew, there's no such thing as bothering! How many times have I told you, just treat Ancient Dragon Island as your own home," Zhu Kun said with a chuckle.
"Alright, let's not just stand here. Let's talk somewhere else."
"Okay."
With that, everyone proceeded to the central hall of the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan.
Along the way, Qi Lin introduced everyone to Zhu Kun, with a particular emphasis on Saintly Sky Conqueror.
After all, the other women weren't particularly noteworthy for introduction.
Saintly Sky Conqueror, however, was different. He was a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng expert, and the era he belonged to was ancient, yet after Tuo She Ancient Emperor.
So Qi Lin guessed that Zhu Kun had a high probability of having heard of Saintly Sky Conqueror's name.
As expected, as soon as Qi Lin introduced him, Zhu Kun recognized Saintly Sky Conqueror.
Zhu Kun said, "So you are Saintly Sky Conqueror. I once heard an elder mention you. It is said that when you shook the continent, there were fewer than a handful of people in the world who could defeat you. Unfortunately, there is no source energy between heaven and earth, otherwise, with your talent and aptitude, you might not have had no chance to break through to Dou Di. I never expected you to be alive again."
Saintly Sky Conqueror smiled bitterly, "I only had a wisp of residual soul left. If not for Young Friend Qi Lin, I'm afraid that in another thousand years, that last wisp of my residual soul would have completely dissipated."
It is said that Emperor Realm souls are immortal and indestructible, but in reality, Emperor Realm souls also have a day when they are completely worn away.
He belonged to a natural death, his soul decaying. If not for the heaven-defying pills refined by Qi Lin that restored his soul's origin, even if he had been resurrected, his body would quickly decay again.
After speaking, Saintly Sky Conqueror's eyes showed gratitude towards Qi Lin.
Seeing this, the women all felt a sense of pride.
Everyone chatted for a while longer, when Zhu Kun and Qi Lin simultaneously raised their eyebrows.
Saintly Sky Conqueror noticed their unusual behavior and asked curiously, "Brother Zhu Kun, has something happened?"
Zhu Kun shook his head and smiled, then said, "It's nothing major. Just a few more guests have arrived at Ancient Dragon Island."
"Guests?"
Upon hearing this, Saintly Sky Conqueror immediately knew that these guests must have extraordinary identities.
"Zhu Huo, go to the outside of Dragon Island and welcome the guests."
Zhu Kun casually looked at an elder in the hall and spoke.
"Yes, Clan Leader."
With that, the elder immediately responded and left.
At the same time, in the void outside Ancient Dragon Island, four figures confronted each other.
"Gu Yuan, long time no see!"
Soul Emperor, dressed in white, looked like an elegant scholar. Just by his appearance, who would have thought that he was the Soul Clan Leader, the ruthless individual who had set up the Soul Devouring Life Extinction Array across the entire Central Plains, attempting to gather energy from the blood of billions of living beings in the Central Plains to break through to Dou Di.
It could be said that in the original work, if not for Xiao Yan, Gu Yuan and the others would have been completely outmaneuvered by Soul Emperor until their deaths.
"Soul Emperor, you're here too!"
Before Gu Yuan could speak, Gu Lie, the Black Annihilation King beside him, had already surged his Dou Qi, ready to strike at any moment.
For a moment, the entire void trembled.
But he was immediately stopped by Gu Yuan. Gu Yuan looked at Soul Emperor and said indifferently, "Soul Emperor, it has indeed been a long time. Have your injuries healed?"
The injuries Gu Yuan spoke of were naturally the ones inflicted by Xiao Xuan a thousand years ago.
Why had he relaxed his vigilance against the Hun Clan for the past thousand years?
It was because he knew that Soul Emperor's injuries back then were extremely severe, even fatal. To fully recover, it would take at least two or three thousand years.
After all, to treat the injuries of a peak Nine-Star Dou Sheng, at least a Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill would be needed to be effective. And Soul Emperor's injuries were not ordinary; even a Ninth-Grade Mysterious Pill would not have much effect.
Unfortunately, Gu Yuan still underestimated Soul Emperor.
He only took less than a thousand years to fully recover his strength, and even secretly plotted, not only planting spies and replacing them in the other clans but also setting up the Soul Devouring Life Extinction Array across the entire Central Plains.
Soul Emperor calmly looked at Gu Yuan, a subtle hint of sarcasm flashing in his eyes, seemingly mocking Gu Yuan's foolishness.
However, on the surface, he revealed nothing, instead smiling and saying, "Presumably, you also came to visit the old Dragon Emperor. Since we're going the same way, why not go together?"
Gu Yuan smiled faintly, completely unafraid.
"Then let's go to Ancient Dragon Island together."
With that, both parties walked towards Ancient Dragon Island together.
Along the way, Gu Yuan and Soul Emperor chatted like old friends who hadn't seen each other for many years.
On the other hand, Gu Lie and Hun Xuzi, who accompanied Soul Emperor to visit the Taixu Ancient Dragon Clan, were at loggerheads the entire way.
Xu Wu Tun Yan had not come, because he feared that Zhu Kun would take a liking to him and directly refine him.
And when the four arrived at Ancient Dragon Island, Zhu Huo was clearly already waiting.
Seeing the four, he immediately went up to them, smiling and speaking.
"Gentlemen, this old man has been waiting for you for a long time!"