Su Yi’s calm fearlessness didn’t escape the old woman’s notice. Her eyelids twitched, and she said, “It was impetuous to even ask. Fellow Daoist, please don’t take offense.”

Gu Cangning suddenly realized that their request was indeed a bit bold and abrupt. He promptly clasped his fist and said seriously, “Brother Su, I, Gu Cangning, will surely repay you for what you’ve done for me today.”

Su Yi looked away, then waved dismissively, turned, and left. He went straight back to the Cloudsky Divine Palace’s private room.

Gu Cangning suddenly sighed and transmitted, “Granny, let’s go.”

He sounded a bit dejected.

A long, long time ago, he had been a direct-line descendant of an Imperial-level clan, the Gu Family. He was the eldest grandson of the Sky-Dominating War Emperor, one of the Azure Continent’s Nine Emperors.

Countless major powers had heaped praise upon him. They had called him a natural-born genius, and he had been an extremely illustrious figure amongst the younger generation.

How glorious had he been back then? And how joyous?

Yet, the storm of the thirty thousand years of the Prohibition of Ancient Darkness had long since wiped away the glory of his past!

It hadn’t been long ago since Su Yi had overpowered him...