"If my guess is correct, among the experts coming from the Immortal Dynasty this time, there will not only be the era's top prodigies of creation, but likely Dharma Aspect Daozuns accompanying them, and even...
...there might even be Immortals stationed there."
An Ran stared at Wan Huaiyu in astonishment. "I only learned about this not long ago after receiving a message talisman from my grandfather. How...
...how do you know?"
"Not only do I know this, I also know why they've come."
"Why?"
"For the Heavenly Destiny. Am I correct?"
An Ran had always known Wan Huaiyu and Qin Hao were profound and unfathomable. If not for this, she wouldn't have specifically invited them today to persuade Elder Zhuo. Even so, she never imagined they were profound to this extent, even knowing about matters of Heavenly Destiny.
"Don't be surprised. Anyone who has reincarnated, if they put their mind to it, can deduce matters concerning Heavenly Destiny."
"My grandfather said the Heavenly Destiny would manifest this year, but where it will appear is unknown. Is that right?"
"Indeed."
Wan Huaiyu nodded. "Since it is Heavenly Destiny, how could we mere mortals deduce it? If Heavenly Destiny could be deduced, the Immortal Dynasty wouldn't have dispatched so many experts to station themselves across the heavens and the earth."
"Then why did you advise me to leave the Immortal Estate earlier?
Were you worried I'd be implicated because of the Heavenly Destiny?"
"Whether Heavenly Destiny will appear in the Great Northwest is still unknown, so naturally there's no need to worry about implication. I told you to leave the Immortal Estate to distance yourself from Gu Qingfeng."
Wan Huaiyu's voice was calm, much like his person, giving a very composed feeling. "You, your grandfather, and even your An family are good people. Don't be forced into troubles that don't belong to you just to protect the Immortal Estate."
"The Immortal Dynasty is sending so many experts this time, even Immortals among them. Surely you don't think even Immortals can't do anything to him?"
Wan Huaiyu shook his head slightly, sighing. "Miss An Ran, Gu Qingfeng's existence is far more terrifying and dreadful than you imagine."
He paused, then continued, "Experts?
What are experts?
Prodigies of creation?
Dharma Aspect Daozuns?
Immortal powerhouses?
Do you think only the Immortal Dynasty has them?
You underestimate the Great Northwest too much."
"What do you mean?"
An Ran had practically grown up in the Great Northwest and lived there for decades. She roughly knew how many experts the Great Northwest had.
The so-called Ten Proud Sons and Ten Proud Daughters were only in the Great Northwest. If placed in the Divine Land, the Great Northwest's Ten Proud Sons might only count as minor creation geniuses there—the two couldn't even be compared.
As for Dharma Aspect Daozuns, the Great Northwest wasn't without them, but they had been in seclusion for years, long detached from worldly affairs.
As for Immortals, she hadn't discovered any yet.
She couldn't understand what Wan Huaiyu meant by underestimating the Great Northwest. Just as she was puzzling over it, she suddenly remembered something. "Are you talking about Canyang Mountain and the Nine Great Cave Dwellings?"
Canyang Mountain was the foremost power of the Great Northwest in ancient times, and had always been so, dominating the Great Northwest for ten thousand years. It was filled with countless experts and produced geniuses generation after generation. For ten thousand years, over half of the Great Northwest's influential figures came from Canyang Mountain. In those days, mentioning Canyang Mountain made even demons, ghosts, and monsters wary—partly because Canyang Mountain had countless experts, and partly because its master, the Canyang Ascendant, was one of the Ten True Immortals who once shook the world in ancient times.
However, Canyang Mountain mysteriously announced its sealing five hundred years ago and still hadn't unsealed. No one knew why it sealed itself.
Some said Canyang Mountain sealed itself because the Canyang True Immortal deduced the ancient cataclysm and sealed the mountain to avoid it.
Whether this was true or not, no one knew.
Besides Canyang Mountain, this five-century-sealed giant, the Great Northwest also had the Nine Great Cave Dwellings, also the nine most ancient cave dwellings in the Great Northwest.
A thousand years before the ancient era, a saying circulated in the Great Northwest: 'Canyang of the Northwest stirs the Divine Land; Nine-Star Cave Dwellings guard the border wilderness.'
This meant Canyang Mountain's fame had shaken the Divine Land, but it was the nine ancient cave dwellings that guarded the Northwest border wilderness.
Why this rumor existed, no one knew to this day.
However, some said the nine ancient cave dwellings' legacies had lasted a very, very long time—so long no one knew exactly how long. It was said the nine ancient cave dwellings were all guarding a secret, and also said they were guarding the lifeblood of the Great Northwest.
Rumors were just rumors. Both Canyang Mountain and the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings had long been forgotten by people, rarely mentioned in the recent century. Hearing Wan Huaiyu say she underestimated the Great Northwest, An Ran suddenly remembered Canyang Mountain and the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings.
"Canyang Mountain has already unsealed. Soon, people from the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings will also appear..." Hearing this news, An Ran was greatly surprised. "Really?"
"Absolutely true. Moreover, there were people from Canyang Mountain at Xiao Zhe Manor just now."
"What!"
An Ran was astounded. "Canyang Mountain and the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings have been sealed for centuries. Why unseal only now?"
"Heavenly Destiny descends this year. Why do you think they'd unseal?"
An Ran's heart skipped a beat, unable to calm down for a long time.
"I don't know much about Canyang Mountain, but the existence of the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings...
...is extremely special. They all possess ancient legacies, ancient missions, and guard ancient lifebloods. Their inheritors are surely all extraordinary prodigies born of destiny."
"What legacies?
What missions?
And what lifebloods are they guarding?"
Wan Huaiyu took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and shook his head slightly, not sure if he didn't want to answer or didn't know.
After a long moment, he sighed. "The Great Northwest is definitely a place where dragons and tigers lie hidden. Its waters run terrifyingly deep. Besides Canyang Mountain and the Nine-Star Ancient Cave Dwellings, this place also hides many unfathomable old fellows."
An Ran couldn't imagine what kind of terrifying figures they must be to be called 'old fellows' by someone as profound as Wan Huaiyu!
"When Young Lord Chiyan obliterated Xuan Shui earlier, did you sense it?"
Wan Huaiyu asked, though not An Ran, but Qin Hao.
Qin Hao nodded in affirmation, responding, "Three people. If I guess correctly, they should be the three old fellows from Blackwind Cave. They appeared probably wanting to save Xuan Shui, but likely hesitated due to fear of Young Lord Chiyan, ultimately not taking action. Moreover...
...those who wanted to obliterate Young Lord Chiyan at that time weren't just those three old fellows—there were ten or twenty. But none dared make a move."
"They were afraid too..."
"Young Lord Chiyan not directly obliterating Xuan Shui at the time was probably to lure those old fellows out."
"They should be glad they didn't come out then. Otherwise..."