"Ancestor God, this way please."

Luo Feng bowed slightly, making a "please" gesture, and led Han Li towards the back of the incomplete statue. The surrounding clansmen, seeing this, bowed and made way.

The two had not gone far when the other clansmen on the square shouted in unison:

"Respectfully send off the Ancestor God!"

The voice was exceptionally loud, uniform, and repeated several times, until the figures of Han Li and Luo Feng gradually disappeared into the forest behind them, before stopping.

Throughout the entire process, Han Li did not look back, and his pace did not falter in the slightest.

Following a winding path paved with stone slabs through the forest, the two arrived in front of a simple and elegant gable-roofed hall.

This hall was no more than ten zhang high. Compared to ordinary palaces, it was not particularly grand. The walls were dark, seemingly constructed from local reef stones, covered with mottled traces left by the erosion of time. However, the paint on its doors, windows, and pillars was still very bright, indicating that it was regularly cleaned and repainted.

A small square in front of the hall and the stone steps under the corridor were swept clean, with hardly any fallen leaves.

Han Li looked up at the top of the hall door, where a black plaque hung, with three ancient characters written in gold paint: "Ancestor God Pavilion."

Luo Feng hurried forward, bowed respectfully first, and then pushed open the pavilion door with a "creak," stepping aside to invite Han Li into the pavilion.

Upon entering the hall, Han Li was immediately met with a black stone statue as tall as a real person. Looking at the expression on its face, it did indeed have a three-point resemblance to him.

"Now that it's just you and me here, I'll be blunt. I am not the Ancestor God you speak of, and my appearance here today was merely an accident." Han Li glanced around briefly, then turned to look at the refined man behind him, and said straight to the point.

Upon hearing this, a look of fear flashed across Luo Feng's face. He hurriedly bowed to the ground again and said:

"Ancestor God, if it weren't for your true body descending today, our Wu Meng Island would have inevitably faced extinction. You must not abandon us! Our entire clan has been devoutly offering sacrifices for ten thousand years, and we hope that you will continue to protect us!"

"If those people hadn't run into me, I wouldn't have taken action. You don't need to be grateful for that. As the clan leader, you know very well whether I am your Ancestor God or not. Don't expect me to shield you from the disaster before your eyes," Han Li said with a cold voice.

Luo Feng's body trembled, revealing a few moments of fear, then he smiled wryly with some helplessness:

"Senior, actually, it doesn't matter who you are, as long as you agree to continue staying as the Ancestor God and help us get through this crisis, we will devote the strength of our entire clan to fully provide you with all the cultivation resources you need."

"Tell me first, who exactly is this Ancestor God you speak of?" Han Li's expression changed slightly, and he did not immediately respond, but instead suddenly asked about the Ancestor God.

"The Ancestor God we worship is actually an old ancestor of our clan who cultivated into an immortal hundreds of thousands of years ago. He has been protecting our clan for generations and is the foundation upon which our clan stands here," Luo Feng said, slightly taken aback, but still carefully explained.

"In other words, those alien races who invaded you today also have their own Ancestor God? Is the layer of white light enveloping their bodies related to the protection provided by their Ancestor God?" Han Li asked again after thinking about the other party's words.

"That's right, but the Cold Hill Old Ancestor of their Cold Crystal Clan is just a newly cultivated Earth Immortal who achieved the Great Path over ten thousand years ago. His strength is only considered to be at the bottom of the barrel among the many Ancestor Gods I know, and he even lost to our Wu Meng Island's Ancestor God in the past," Luo Feng said resentfully.

"What is an Earth Immortal?" Han Li raised an eyebrow.

"You don't know what an Earth Immortal is... Could it be that you just ascended from the lower realm?" This time, it was Luo Feng's turn to be surprised.

Han Li did not answer, but simply looked at the other party with a calm expression.

Luo Feng tactfully didn't say anything more and instead explained, "So-called Earth Immortals are immortals who cultivate by protecting an area and drawing on the power of faith from the protected believers. Generally speaking, the larger the protected area, the more people who believe and offer sacrifices, the faster the cultivation speed and the stronger the supernatural powers."

"Tell me about the situation of this Cold Crystal Clan," Han Li nodded thoughtfully, changing the subject and asking.

Although he was quite interested in the matter of the Ancestor God Earth Immortal, he did not intend to get to the bottom of it at this moment.

"Reporting to Senior, the Cold Crystal Clan, like our clan, is a small clan located in the edge of this Black Wind Sea. Their island is relatively close to our Wu Meng Island, and there have always been many conflicts with our clan due to resources and other issues. During the heyday of our clan, they naturally did not dare to act rashly. Now that they see our clan's Ancestor God in a long sleep and not awake, they have developed greedy thoughts," Luo Feng replied respectfully.

After hearing this, Han Li did not rush to speak again, but fell into deep thought.

Seeing this, Luo Feng naturally did not dare to say anything more, but stood aside with his head bowed.

"How far is the Black Wind Sea you speak of from the Northern Cold Immortal Territory?" After a long while, Han Li asked again.

"This... As far as this junior knows, the Black Wind Sea belongs to the jurisdiction of the Northern Cold Immortal Territory, but it is just a small place in a remote area. By the way, this is a partial map of the Black Wind Sea area for Senior to refer to," Luo Feng hesitated slightly before taking out a white round bead the size of a walnut and handing it to Han Li.

Han Li reached out and took the round bead, closed his eyes slightly, and moved his spiritual sense to enter the round bead.

After a moment, he slowly opened his eyes, and a complex look flashed in his eyes. After a long silence, he said:

"It's not impossible for me to protect your Wu Meng Island, but there are some things that need to be said first."

"Senior, please speak freely," Luo Feng said quickly, feeling a surge of joy in his heart.

"What you said before is correct. I did arrive in the Immortal World today, and I did not go through the Flying Immortal Platform to be received. If you have any concerns about this, I will not take it to heart and will simply consider this matter as if it never happened," Han Li said frankly without concealment.

"How dare I! I am already extremely grateful that Senior can tell the truth," Luo Feng said, waving his hands repeatedly.

"Since that's the case, in order to stabilize the hearts of the clan members, you can call me Ancestor God in front of others from now on. However, in private, you can call me Senior Liu. If the Cold Crystal Clan dares to invade again, I will naturally take action. At that time, don't forget the offerings you promised," Han Li said calmly upon hearing this.

Luo Feng was overjoyed and repeatedly said, "That's natural, that's natural..."

"Alright, arrange a quiet residence for me. I need to recuperate for a while," Han Li nodded and said.

"Senior Liu, please follow me."

After saying that, Luo Feng immediately led Han Li through the inner hall of the Ancestor God Pavilion and towards the backyard.

After leaving the backyard, the two passed through a bamboo forest filled with purple mist and arrived in front of a courtyard with white walls and black tiles.

"This courtyard is where I used to retreat when I was in a cultivation bottleneck. No one else will come to disturb you. Senior, you can rest assured to live here," Luo Feng said.

Han Li looked at the courtyard in front of him, nodded, and walked towards the courtyard first.

...

About half a day later.

In a deep blue sea tens of thousands of miles away from Wu Meng Island, on a white island several hundred zhang high.

Its area is comparable to Wu Meng Island, but the island is very long and narrow, looking like a slender willow leaf. The vegetation on the island is sparse, and there are exposed gray-white rocks everywhere on the surface, reflecting the sunlight.

On the island, white domed buildings are distributed in a well-proportioned manner, following the mountain terrain. The higher up the mountain, the fewer the number of buildings and the sparser the distribution.

By the time they reached the highest point on the island, there were almost no buildings distributed, only a shuttle-shaped square several hundred zhang long built along the ridge.

On the ground of the square, arc-shaped or ring-shaped lines are engraved everywhere, connected to each other to form a very exquisite and dense patterned magic circle.

In the center of the magic circle stands a gray-white statue about ten zhang high, with a burly figure, wearing a suit of armor carved with exquisite patterns, and a hollow mask covering his face. Two curved fangs extend from both sides of the mask, and a head of slightly curly long hair is draped behind him, looking exceptionally handsome.

At this moment, a circle of Blue Crystal Clan members are kneeling around the statue, all with their heads lowered, their hands crossed and clasped, silently chanting, performing some kind of ritual.

After a moment, under the mask of the gray-white statue, two clusters of blue light suddenly lit up, and then a buzzing voice came from it:

"How is the matter going... Huh, why is Tuha missing?"

A slightly bloated Blue Crystal Clan elder, with a look of grief on his face, stepped forward and said respectfully, "Reporting to the Ancestor God, before..."

After a long while, he raised his sleeve to wipe the sweat from his forehead and said, "The general course of events is like this. Clan Chief Tuha and several elders have all died in battle. Ancestor God, you must avenge us."

After a period of silence, the buzzing voice came again from the gray-white statue:

"You said Luo Meng descended in his true body... This is absolutely impossible! If he had really recovered from the serious injuries of ten thousand years ago, with his temperament, he would never have allowed you to escape back. Moreover, according to your description, that person didn't even release the power of protection."

"Ancestor God, if that's the case, should we reorganize our forces and attack Wu Meng Island again?" the Blue Crystal Clan elder asked cautiously.

"There's no need. Although that person is not Luo Meng, he can easily kill Tuha and the others. He is naturally not an ordinary person. If you attack again, wouldn't you be courting death? Retreat first. As for what happens next, I have my own arrangements." The blue light on the statue flickered, and the buzzing voice came again.

"Yes, sir." The bloated Blue Crystal Clan elder immediately bowed respectfully and led a group of clansmen away.

After they walked away, a voice suddenly sounded again from the statue, as if muttering to itself:

"Hehe... Hu Gu, Hu Tu, Lu Kun, since you are also eyeing the fat of Wu Meng Island and want to get a piece of the pie, then you naturally have to put in some effort. However, that thing can only belong to me alone. After all, whether my next advancement can be successful depends entirely on this thing..."

As the voice gradually faded away in the air, the two clusters of blue light on the statue gradually disappeared.