He constantly battled and trained. The most primordial bliss that was originally conceived in his heart slowly disappeared. Replacing it was the wish to defy and conquer fate.
Such a change might not seem beautiful, but to Yi Yun, this was also an important step in his life.
It was only a tiny portion because he still had a long life left.
"Beloved mentors?" Lin Xintong was surprised.
"Let's go! We should seek them, and it's very likely that they know where the exact location of the Desolate race is!"
...
In the remote mountains, in an Ice River Valley.
This valley was surrounded by mountains hundreds of thousands of feet tall. The mountains' melted ice and snow gathered here, forming a large icy river, giving it its name.
At this moment, beside the icy river, there was an azure-clothed scholar dressed in battle armor, walking upstream along the river.
Beside him, there was an elder with a sword on his back and a comely maiden.
These two people were Elder Jian Ge and Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's royal princess, Yang Qingyun.
Last night, they, as people from the Tai Ah Divine City, were assigned to take on the task of being first-hand alerters.
They were summoned to the army, so they naturally had a mission to fulfill. With the Black-armored Demon God coming at any moment, guard patrol was indispensable.
They knew that once war broke out, they as precautionary warriors might die in the remote mountains.
Although they would die in battle in a different race's army, the enemy they faced was an enemy of the entire world, so it was also their Tai Ah Divine Kingdom's enemy.
Hence, they did not resist the duties or the upcoming war.
However, with their lives at risk, not everyone could be like the azure-clothed scholar, remaining calm and composed. For example, Yang Qingyun found it difficult to handle her emotions.
"I wonder how Father and Mother are… " Yang Qingyun sighed slightly, worried over her own country.
However, they were now hidden in the deepest depths of the Divine Wilderness and they had long lost contact with the Tian Yuan world. Even the upper echelons of the Desolate race did not know the situation with the Tian Yuan world, much less the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom in the Backwater East.
"Haha, your Highness, you don't have to worry. Our Tai Ah Divine Kingdom, when compared to the large family clans of the Tian Yuan world, does not have many experts. Unless we were really unlucky, the Black-armored Demon God would completely ignore the Tai Ah Divine Kingdom."
At this moment, a muffled voice said.
Yang Qingyun looked up and saw an old man in a biege-colored shirt. He was chewing on some roasted fish from an unknown source, and he walked over from upstream to meet up with them.
The roasted fish in his hands was all black, but he still ate merrily.
This elder in black was Elder Cang Yan. He too was assigned to the task of being an alerter.
However, to Yuan Opening realm warriors, for a task of being vigilant, they did not need to put too much effort to patrol around their guard posts.
Using Cang Yan's words, if the Black-armored Demon God really came, even if they were fully vigilant while ready to battle, or if they were shitting in the toilet, it would not change the result of them being killed. Of course, the pretext was that the Black-armored Demon God would be interested in killing them.
Hence, their so-called role of being "alerts" was actually just waiting to be killed. Once they were killed, the Desolate race would receive news of it, allowing them to start precautionary measures.
And since that was the case, they might as well be more relaxed. They should eat and drink as they wished. Sighing or lamenting would not change the fact that the Black-armored Demon God would arrive. The outcome would be the same being happy and worry-free, so since their days were numbered, why not be more merry?
Cang Yan was waving his hand at the azure-clothed scholar and Elder Jian Ge, when he suddenly felt something. He looked sideways and saw a black-dressed youth and white-dressed girl far in the sky. They were flying quickly...
In the beginning, Cang Yan only thought of them as two young elites from the Tian Yuan world, but when he was able to discern their looks, especially that young man's looks, he was completely stunned. His mouth opened wider and wider. Even the fish he was chewing halfway fell out, staining his clothes black, without him realizing it.
This kid… Could there be a mistake!?