"Lord Ancestral God, this way please."
Luo Feng bowed slightly, made a "please" gesture, and led Han Li towards the back of the incomplete statue. Seeing this, the surrounding clansmen bowed to make way for a passage.
Not long after the two walked out, other tribesmen in the square shouted in unison:
"Congratulations, Lord Ancestral God!"
The voice was unusually loud and uniform, repeated several times in a row, and did not stop until the figures of Han Li and the two gradually disappeared into the forest behind.
During the whole process, Han Li didn't look back, and his steps didn't lag in the slightest.
Along a winding path paved with stone slabs in the forest, the two came to a quaint mountain-top-style hall.
The height of this hall is only more than ten feet. Compared with ordinary palaces, it is not very tall. The walls are black. It seems to be built with local materials and reefs on the island. It is covered with mottled marks left by years of erosion. The paint color on the doors, windows, and pillars is still very bright, obviously it will be cleaned and repainted regularly.
The small square in front of the hall and the stone steps under the porch were all cleaned up, and there were not even a few fallen leaves.
Han Li raised his head and glanced at the top of the palace door, only to see a black plaque hanging there, with three ancient characters "Ancestral God Pavilion" written in gold lacquer.
Luo Feng walked forward quickly, first bowed respectfully, then pushed open the door of the pavilion with a "squeak", and let Han Li enter the pavilion.
Entering the hall, Han Li saw a black stone statue that was the same height as a real person. Looking at the face and expression alone, it was indeed three points similar to himself.
"Since there are only you and me here, I'll just say it straight. I'm not the ancestor god you said, and it's just an accident to appear here today." Han Li took a short look, then looked away, and turned to look at the elegant man behind him. , said straight to the point.
When Luo Feng heard the words, a look of panic flashed across his face, he quickly fell down on the ground again, and said:
"Lord Ancestor God, if you hadn't come here in person today, our Wumeng Island would have been doomed to be exterminated. You must not abandon us! Our whole family has been worshiping devoutly for thousands of years, and we hope you will continue to protect us!"
"If those people hadn't bumped into me today, I wouldn't have shot, and you don't have to be grateful for it. As the patriarch, you know well whether I am your ancestor god. Don't think that I will block it for you. Disaster." Han Li said with a cold voice.
Luo Feng trembled, first showing a bit of fright, then with a helpless wry smile:
"Senior, it doesn't really matter who you are, as long as you promise to stay as the ancestor god and help us get through this crisis, we will use all the power of the clan to dedicate all the cultivation resources you need."
"Tell me first, who is the ancestor god you are talking about?" Han Li's expression changed slightly, and he didn't speak immediately, but suddenly asked about the ancestor god.
"The ancestor god we enshrine is actually an ancestor of our clan who cultivated to become an immortal hundreds of thousands of years ago. He has been protecting our clan for generations and is the foundation for our clan to gain a foothold here." Luo Feng was slightly startled when he heard this. , but explained carefully.
"That is to say, those foreign races that invaded you today also have their ancestor gods? Could it be that the white light covering their bodies is related to the protection provided by their ancestor gods?" Han Li listened to the other party's words, thought for a while, and then asked.
"That's right, but the ancestor Hanqiu of their Hanjing clan is just an earth immortal who just cultivated the Dao more than 100,000 years ago. Among the many ancestor gods I know, his strength is only low-level, and he was even defeated by us at the beginning. A subordinate of the ancestor god of Wumeng Island." Luo Feng said bitterly.
"What is an Earth Immortal?" Han Li frowned.
"You don't know Earth Immortal... Could it be that you just ascended from the lower realm?" This time, it was Luo Feng's turn to be a little surprised.
Han Li didn't answer, but looked directly at the other party with a calm expression.
Luo Feng didn't say anything more, and explained instead: "The so-called earth immortal is an immortal who cultivates by sheltering an area and absorbing the power of faith from the believers. The more people there are, the faster the cultivation speed will be, and the stronger the supernatural power will be."
"Tell me about the situation of the Frost Crystal Clan." Han Li nodded thoughtfully, then changed the subject and asked.
Although he has a lot of interest in the matter of ancestor gods and earth immortals in his heart, he doesn't intend to get to the bottom of it right now.
"Senior Qi, the Hanjing tribe, like our own tribe, is a small tribe located in the edge of the Black Wind Sea. The island where it is located is relatively close to our Wumeng Island. For resources and many other issues, it has always been with us. There are many conflicts in this clan. During the heyday of this clan, they naturally dare not make mistakes, but now they see their ancestors sleeping forever, but they have the heart to covet them." Luo Feng replied respectfully.
After hearing this, Han Li didn't rush to speak again this time, but fell into deep thought.
Seeing this, Luo Feng naturally didn't dare to say anything, but just stood aside
"What is the distance between the Black Wind Sea you mentioned and the Northern Cold Immortal Territory?" Han Licai asked again after a while.
"This... As far as this junior knows, the Black Wind Sea belongs to the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, but it is only a small area in a remote area. By the way, this is a part of the map of the Black Wind Sea, for your reference." Luo Feng After a little hesitation, he took out a white ball the size of a walnut and handed it to Han Li.
Han Li reached out to take the round bead, his eyes were slightly closed, and with a movement of his consciousness, he threw it into the round bead.
After a while, he opened his eyes slowly, and some complicated colors flashed in his eyes. After pondering for a long time, he opened his mouth and said:
"It's all right for me to protect you Wumeng Island, but there are some things to say first."
"Senior, it doesn't matter if you say it." Luo Feng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and hurriedly said.
"You were right before. I did arrive in the Immortal Realm just today, and I have not been received by Feixiantai. If you have any scruples about this, I won't care about it. Just treat it as nothing." Han Li said frankly without hiding.
"How dare you! Senior can tell the truth, I'm already very grateful." Luo Feng waved his hands repeatedly.
"In this case, in order to stabilize the hearts of everyone in the clan, you can call me the ancestor god in front of people from now on. But in private, you can call me Senior Liu. If the cold crystal clan dares to attack again, I will take action. At that time, don't forget what you promised to worship." Han Li said calmly after hearing the words.
Luo Feng was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said repeatedly: "That's natural, that's natural..."
"Okay, arrange a quiet place for me, I need to recuperate." Han Li nodded and said.
"Senior Liu, please follow me."
After Luo Feng finished speaking, he immediately led Han Li through the inner hall of the Ancestral God Pavilion and walked towards the backyard.
After leaving the backyard, the two walked through a bamboo forest filled with purple mist, and came to a small courtyard with white walls and black tiles.
"This courtyard is the place where I retreated during the bottleneck period of my cultivation. No one else will come to disturb me. Senior, you can live here with peace of mind." Luo Feng said.
Han Li looked at the courtyard in front of him, nodded, and walked into the courtyard first.
…
About half a day later.
In a deep blue sea tens of thousands of miles away from Wumeng Island, on a white island hundreds of feet high.
Its area is comparable to that of Wumeng Island, but the body of the island is very narrow and long. It looks like a slender willow leaf. The vegetation on the island is sparse, and there are gray and white rocks protruding everywhere on the surface, reflecting the sun's rays.
On the island, white dome buildings are densely distributed according to the mountain of the island. The more you go to the top of the mountain, the fewer the number of buildings and the sparser the distribution.
At the highest point of the island, there are almost no buildings distributed, only a hundreds of feet long fusiform square built along the ridge.
On the ground of the square, arc-shaped or circular patterns are engraved everywhere, connecting with each other, forming a very exquisite and dense pattern formation.
In the center of the magic circle, stands a gray-white statue about ten feet high, with a burly body, wearing an armor carved with exquisite patterns, and a hollow mask covering the face, with two curved fangs protruding from the The sides of the visor extended out, and her slightly curly long hair was draped behind her, making her look extremely handsome.
At this moment, around the statue, there was a circle of Azurite clansmen kneeling on the ground, all with their heads bowed, arms crossed and shoulders folded, silently chanting, performing some kind of ceremony.
A moment later, under the gray-white statue's visor, suddenly two groups of blue lights lit up, and then, there was a "buzzing" voice coming from it:
"How's things going... Hey, why didn't Tuha appear?"
A somewhat bloated elder of the Blue Crystal Clan took a step forward with a look of grief on his face, and cupped his hands and said, "Master Ancestral God, before..."
After a long while, he raised his sleeve and wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "This is roughly what happened. Chief Tuha and several elders have all died in battle. Lord Ancestral God, you must decide for us."
After a while of silence, the sound of "buzzing" came again from the gray and white statue:
"You said that Lomon's real body came... This is absolutely impossible! If he has really recovered from the serious injury ten thousand years ago, with his temper, he will never let you flee back. Besides, according to your description, then Man has not even released the power of protection."
"Lord Ancestral God, since this is the case, do we need to reorganize our forces and attack Wumeng Island again?" the blue crystal elder asked cautiously.
"No need. Although that person is not Lomon, he can easily kill Tuha and others. Naturally, he is not an idler. If you go to attack again, you will be looking for a dead end. Step back first, and I will deal with the rest on my own." There are arrangements." The blue light flickered above the statue, and the voice of "buzzing" came again.
"I obey." The bloated elder of the Blue Crystal Clan immediately bowed respectfully and retreated with all the clansmen.
After he walked away, another voice suddenly sounded above the statue, as if whispering to himself:
"Hey... Hu Gu, Hu Tu, Lu Kun, since you are also eyeing the fat of Wumeng Island, and want to share a piece of the pie, you will naturally have to work hard. However, that thing can only be returned. I own it all by myself, after all, whether I can succeed in the next step depends on this thing... "
As the sound gradually faded in the air, the two blue light clusters on the statue also gradually disappeared.