"Say what?"
"Another person I can't afford to cross?"
"What the hell…"
"What even is this?"
"Back in the ancient era, even if I wasn't at the very top, I was still someone who managed to make a name for myself during its most prosperous age."
"So now, in this era, I can't afford to offend this one, and I can't afford to offend that one either?"
"Are cultivators in the modern age really that ridiculous?"
The Bagua Dao Immortal's expression was one of stubborn disbelief, though mixed in with that defiance was a fair bit of grievance.
"Heh heh heh…"
And when the terrifying giant face saw the Bagua Dao Immortal's reaction, it actually let out a bout of laughter.
There was no chill in that laughter whatsoever — it was genuine amusement.
He understood exactly how the Bagua Dao Immortal felt right now.
Not for any other reason, but because he himself had gone through the very same thing.
"My lord, what are you laughing at? Did I say something wrong?"
"I survived from the most prosperous age of the ancient era. I thought that once I emerged, the moment I displayed even a fraction of my strength, billions of beings would worship me. They would build temples, burn incense, and revere me as a god."
"But as it turns out, I haven't even left the Ancestral Martial Star Domain of the Ancestral Martial Heavenly River yet, and already there are two people I can't afford to cross?"
"Then in this vast world of cultivation, is there any place left for me?"
"I won't even dare to tell anyone I survived from the ancient era when I meet modern cultivators anymore."
"It's embarrassing. I'm afraid they'll say I cultivated all my power into a dog. I'm afraid they'll mock me and say, 'So this is what ancient cultivators were like?'"
The Bagua Dao Immortal spoke with great grievance.
"Coincidence, most likely. I don't believe that all modern cultivators are this powerful."
"It should just so happen that the very strongest among them were the ones we encountered."
"Logically, given how long cultivation has had to develop in this era, they shouldn't have reached their peak yet."
The terrifying giant face actually offered words of consolation — a rare occurrence.
But only he himself knew that he was really comforting no one but himself.
"I agree with you on that, Senior. Even if there are strong ones among modern cultivators, they shouldn't be this absurd."
"Besides, this is the Ancestral Martial World, after all. And I've heard that the Ancestor of Destiny himself walked out from here."
"So this land was never ordinary to begin with. Having two monstrous talents show up is understandable."
The Bagua Dao Immortal said.
"Where the Ancestor of Destiny truly came from — no one actually knows. It's all just speculation."
"What's truly laughable is that among the people of this world in the modern era, there are some who actually know of the Ancestor of Destiny. There are even stories about him that circulate here."
The terrifying giant face said with a hint of mockery.
"Oh? People here actually know about the Ancestor of Destiny?"
"What kind of stories are they spreading?"
The Bagua Dao Immortal asked curiously.
"How could the cultivators of this era possibly understand the Ancestor of Destiny? I don't know how they even learned his name, but the stories they tell are naturally ridiculous nonsense."
The terrifying giant face said.
"True enough. The masses are ignorant — when they encounter beings they cannot comprehend, they explain them away by making up stories."
"Fine, I won't ask about these matters any further."
"Let's get back to the point."
"My lord, what is the name of the person who took Chu Feng's friends and family? And why did he take them?"
The Bagua Dao Immortal asked again.
"I didn't go out of my way to investigate, so how would I know all that?"
"I've told you everything I know. Now it's your turn — what information do you have for me?"
Having returned to the main topic, the terrifying giant face grew impatient once more.