Against The Sky Supreme

After a long while, Bai Xuanyi smiled and said, “Senior brother, stop joking. My ancestor has already perished after the eternal cycle of reincarnation.”

“I did not die!” Tan Yun said, “I know it’s hard for you to believe, but I will make you believe it.”

“Do you still have a portrait of your distant ancestor?”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanyi said, “I do.”

“So, that means you know what your ancestor looks like, right?” Tan Yun asked.

“Yes,” Bai Xuanyi nodded heavily.

“Good, then take a good look.” Tan Yun waved his right arm, and a surge of Divine Power condensed a memory image from the void.

In the memory image, the past Tan Yun and Shen Subing were seated in a grand hall within the Primordial Chaos Divine Manor.

A little boy, about five years old, knelt before Tan Yun and Shen Subing, saying in a babyish voice, “Yan'er greets my adoptive father and mother.”

“Good, good, good.” Tan Yun smiled and said, “Yan'er is so well-behaved, hurry up and get up.”

Shen Subing smiled and said, “Husband, this child Jing Yan is truly endearing.”

At this moment, the image flickered continuously; with each flicker, Jing Yan's age increased a little.

These images showcased Jing Yan's growth process, and when the flickering image finally settled, Jing Yan had become a tall and handsome youth.

Bai Xuanyi's delicate body trembled. She shakily summoned a scroll from her Divine Ring, and the scroll slowly unfolded, revealing an image of her distant ancestor, identical to the youth in Tan Yun's memory!

Bai Xuanyi looked at Tan Yun, tears streaming down her face, “You, you really are my ancestor?”

“You really are my ancestor's adoptive father?”

Tan Yun nodded heavily, saying, “Yes, otherwise, when you led people to hunt me down before, I would have killed you.”

Upon hearing this, Bai Xuanyi recalled the time she had followed the orders of her adoptive father, the supreme divine king, to lead a pursuit against Tan Yun.

In the image, Tan Yun frowned and asked, “Jing? This surname is rare in the Primordial Chaos Divine Realm. What relation does the high deity Jing Yan have to you?”

“He is my distant ancestor,” Bai Xuanyi replied.

“What? You are Jing Yan's granddaughter!” Tan Yun became immensely excited, even lifting Bai Xuanyi into his arms and laughing, “Hahaha, that’s wonderful! I have seen the descendants of Jing Yan...”

At this point in the recollection, Bai Xuanyi's tears blurred her vision. She suddenly fell into Tan Yun's embrace, sobbing, “Waaah... Ancestor, it really is you... Waaah...”

Tan Yun patted Bai Xuanyi's shoulder and said, “Xiao Yi, from now on, with your ancestor here, no one will dare to bully you!”

“Whoever dares to bully you, I will never let them off!”

In that moment, Bai Xuanyi cried tears of joy, and at the same time, the budding feelings she had for Tan Yun vanished into thin air.

In her heart, Tan Yun was her ancestor and her closest kin, and there would be no more romantic feelings.

After a long while, Bai Xuanyi left Tan Yun's embrace, wiping her tears away and smiling, “So should I call you Senior Brother or Ancestor?”

“Just call me Senior Brother in front of outsiders,” Tan Yun replied with a smile.

“Mm.” Suddenly, Bai Xuanyi remembered something and widened her beautiful eyes, “I understand now!”

Tan Yun's expression turned serious, “Xiao Yi, it’s time to tell you the truth about some matters.”

“What matters?”

“It’s about the true cause of your ancestor's death,” Tan Yun said.

“Ancestor, do you really know?” Bai Xuanyi asked, her brows furrowed, “My parents told me never to inquire about my ancestor's death, saying it’s a family precept.”

Tan Yun said, “Your parents didn’t let you inquire for your own good, because they worried that you might do something reckless in revenge when you found out."

Bai Xuanyi clenched her fists tightly, “Who exactly killed my ancestor?”

“It was that beast Lingxia, the celestial master!” Tan Yun gritted his teeth, “In the past, Jing Yan treated Lingxia like a little sister, yet she ended up killing Jing Yan!”