However, this time, it was not directly connected to the White Tiger Saint Spirit, but rather to the White Tiger Sacred Land.

This time, it was much easier.

After the outline of the White Tiger Sacred Land appeared, a mountain within it seemed unusually tall, as if soaring into the Cloud Peak.

Deep within this mountain, an Eight Diagrams Singularity appeared, radiating a dazzling light.

At this moment, within these Eight Diagrams, appeared the figure of the White Tiger Saint Spirit.

Then, the figure of the White Tiger Saint Spirit disappeared, and in the next moment, the White Tiger Saint Spirit passed through this Eight Diagrams wheel and appeared in front of the Moral King.

"Brother Moral, I did not expect that now it is actually—"

Upon seeing the Moral King for the first time, the White Tiger Saint Spirit’s eyes narrowed, quite emotional.

However, for some reason, he did not clearly speak some words.

The Moral King glanced at Zhou Yan and said, "Jia Yongheng, follow our young friend Zhou Yan, and first take a look around here. This Ancient Land of Shitian has many excellent Dao Traces worth viewing. Zhou Yan, after your Enlightenment, it will greatly assist in creating an entirely new King’s Rules. Furthermore, your current foundation is the most solid among all lives, representing infinite possibilities for your future. So, don’t worry or feel discouraged."

"We old folks are here to support everything."

When the Moral King spoke, his tone was extremely kind, and he seemed very respectful and cared deeply for Zhou Yan.

This kindness and concern gave Zhou Yan a sense of inexplicable emotion, as if he had a very close relationship with the Moral King.

Zhou Yan couldn’t determine the reason, but he knew the Moral King was like a grandfather, a respectable old Holy Spirit regardless of any reason.

Zhou Yan respectfully bowed, and his eyes also showed respect.

Jia Yongheng did the same, and then took Zhou Yan away from this deserted burial ground to other places in the Ancient Land of Shitian to seek Enlightenment.

After Zhou Yan left, the expression of the White Tiger Saint Spirit became extremely grave.

"You... how did you become like this?"

The White Tiger Saint Spirit was incredibly astonished.

"Everything is the work of Creation."

The Moral King showed a bitter expression; at this moment, he was not as healthy and strong as he appeared before but was frail and small, as if his days were numbered.

The White Tiger Saint Spirit appeared solemn and said, "Could it be that such a disaster is now unstoppable, about to erupt? Also, how did your Origin get lost so severely?"

"That disaster has not yet appeared, but it is already uncontrollable and is likely not far off."

"As for the loss of the Origin, don’t worry, I have my own plans."

The Moral King explained.

The White Tiger Saint Spirit nodded slightly and continued, "So now, regarding the matter of Hong Jun, what do you intend to do?"

"Hong Jun is too straightforward by nature, but he also indeed has his own reasons. If some past events offended you, don’t hold a grudge."

The Moral King responded thus.

"It’s a joke. If I held a grudge, would I have allowed Zhou Yan to awaken you at the cost of such a significant loss? But many things occur in a sequence that cannot be avoided, so I could only act this way."

"But given my character, once something happens and has passed, then let it be. In truth, I never really intended to hold a grudge; it was just that I couldn’t swallow my pride."

The White Tiger Saint Spirit appeared stern yet sighed sorrowfully.

"Indeed, it’s simply a matter of dignity acting up. Having reached this Realm, the thing we can’t let go of is always that dignity. You’re like this; so is Hong Jun. But he likely realized this before you did, or he would not have ended up like this."

The Moral King said with a bitter smile.

Then he continued, "Perhaps now, only with the joint efforts of the three Holy Spirits can we temporarily suppress Hou Chen. Such a situation wasn’t foreseen by anyone, but it seems that Lee Ran was right initially; it is we who have been too foolish."

The Moral King added.

"Knowing much and calculating well, what does it matter now? — Forget it, this matter has nothing to do with him, no need to mention this Holy Spirit."

"Regarding Hou Chen, Zhou Yan is very worried. In fact, the most concerned should be us after Hou Chen’s awakening. Now, we don’t have time to delay. After we derive the subsequent matters well, immediately have Zhou Yan bring out the Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword."

"This might cause destructive damage to this sword, and I don’t wish to wrong the Thunder Flame Monarch again."

"But there’s no other way; in fact, this is the easiest thing to accept, and I believe he will not refuse."

"Fine, alright... that is the only way then."

...

After the conversation between the Moral King and the White Tiger Saint Spirit, a message was quickly sent to Jia Yongheng. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

And not much time had passed.

However, in the Ancient Land of Shitian, Zhou Yan indeed comprehended many things and truly broadened his horizon.

The Dao within the Ancient Land of Shitian, with its Original Element Rules, forms its own unique system, originating from all, such as gold, wood, water, fire, earth, light, dark, and thunder, with unique derivations.

In this situation, the presentation of the Immortality Principle of the King also manifested a characteristic of endless transformations.

More importantly, the traces of the Three Pure Ones Tao mantra were so strong here that when Zhou Yan regained the ability of the King Dao of the Three Pure Ones, his enlightenment became much more profound.

This allowed Zhou Yan’s combat power from the Three Pure Ones Technique to nearly triple.

At Zhou Yan’s level, a more than threefold increase in combat power was indeed a significant advancement.

However, just as Zhou Yan was sorting out some of his insights, Jia Yongheng informed Zhou Yan that the discussion among the Kings was over, and something needed his attention.

Faced with the White Tiger Saint Spirit and the Moral King, how could Zhou Yan put on airs? Immediately, Zhou Yan, along with Jia Yongheng, arrived once again at that desolate burial ground.

As they arrived, from afar, the White Tiger Saint Spirit and the Moral King walked over to greet them, both displaying a very friendly attitude towards Zhou Yan and Jia Yongheng.

Among them, the Moral King was quite respectful to Zhou Yan, showing great courtesy.

"Zhou Yan, this time we need to borrow your Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword to awaken Hong Jun Ancestor, and it must be used as a guide. Of course, after utilizing this method, the Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword is likely to be destroyed, or it might end up as a broken King’s Weapon."

"However, regardless of the outcome, it certainly won’t be good."

The White Tiger Saint Spirit pondered for a moment and revealed the truth to Zhou Yan in advance.

"Young friend Zhou Yan, if we proceed with this matter, I’m afraid the Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword will no longer be usable. But even though we are Kings, we are completely bankrupt and have no means to compensate for such a weapon.

And we lack the ability and resources to forge a King’s Weapon on our own.

So, if we proceed, I’m afraid we would be letting you down again."

The Moral King spoke very politely.

Such a tone made Zhou Yan feel somewhat unreal.

But he could clearly sense the sincerity and compassion of the Moral King.

"Helping Hong Jun Ancestor is the thing I most wish to do. Even if it means the destruction of a sword, or even myself, I am willing."

"The Eternal Spirit does what has to be done and does not do what shouldn’t, which Zhou Yan also understands, so, esteemed Spirits, just proceed without hesitation."

Zhou Yan spoke frankly, but his attitude was very firm.

The White Tiger Saint Spirit was not surprised at all by Zhou Yan’s decision, but the Moral King was slightly taken aback when Zhou Yan agreed so readily.

"I told you, he is no longer just the Thunder Flame Monarch; he is truly the sentient being Zhou Yan, and you still haven’t moved past that misunderstanding!"

The White Tiger Saint Spirit said with a smile.

"Ahem, indeed."

The Moral King coughed lightly, looking a bit embarrassed.

But he grew even fonder of Zhou Yan.

"Sentience is good, sentience is good, young friend Zhou Yan, in the future, we will all rely on you."

The Moral King said with a smile.

Zhou Yan couldn’t help but show a relaxed smile as well, and at this moment, the atmosphere became notably more relaxed.

Immediately, Zhou Yan handed the Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword to the Moral King.

And the Moral King, upon receiving Zhou Yan’s Thunderflame Yuan Ci Sword, used it as a base to perform unique King’s Sword Dao techniques, connecting to the unknown, mysterious Void, attracting endless elements of the sword’s origin.

In this process, Zhou Yan suddenly understood.

Previously, he always thought that if elements of gold, wood, water, fire, earth, fire, wind, thunder, etc., had origin elements, then others must as well.

But Zhou Yan had never felt anything nor opened a deeper Tao to comprehend anything further.

This time, as the endless original sword elements materialized, Zhou Yan finally understood the things he couldn’t grasp, the Tao he couldn’t comprehend, had already been exhibited by a King.

Sword elements are a unique element and the ultimate origin element of the Sword Dao.

When the Sword Dao Element was summoned forth, the endless elements of the sword’s origin began to converge, forming the Hong Jun Sword distinctly familiar to Zhou Yan.

Seeing the appearance of the Hong Jun Sword, Zhou Yan felt much more at ease.

How could Zhou Yan not know what Hong Jun Ancestor sacrificed? Otherwise, Zhou Yan wouldn’t have been able to succeed in the matters concerning Bi Shui Fairy.

Restoring Hong Jun Ancestor was something Zhou Yan was undoubtedly willing to do, much like helping Fu Wanling; it resonated with the core of Zhou Yan’s nature.

At this time, as the Hong Jun Sword manifested itself, the endless Sword Dao origin elements gathered together and further derived the deep Sword Soul of the Hong Jun Sword.

Using the Secret Technique to form the Hong Jun Sword, it connected with the Sword Soul of the Hong Jun Sword, thereby shaking the fundamental will of Hong Jun Ancestor in the Unknown Land—this was indeed a very feasible approach.

Zhou Yan understood this and couldn’t help but admire the power and ingenious methods of the King Realm Holy Spirits.

At least, prior to this, Zhou Yan couldn’t have conceived such an approach— even with parts of the Thunder Flame Monarch’s memory, Zhou Yan couldn’t think of it.

"’Could not conceive’ itself is actually the gap between Zhou Yan and the Moral King."