The person before the statue slowly turned around, revealing a face that looked around 20 years old. The face was handsome enough to attract countless young ladies. His purple hair freely drifted about, giving him a wild and unrestrained look. Several strains of white hair could be seen at his temples, adding to his unique charm. His pair of deep eyes seemed capable of seeing through the river of time itself.

This was a man that looked young yet ancient. Others might not know who he was, but no matter how much he changed, Xiang Shaoyun would be able to recognize him. That man was none other than Purple Lightning Marquis, one of the Five Skyslaying Generals that used to follow him.

Purple Lightning Marquis, Scarlet Flame Monarch, Gold Clothed Blood, Devouring Ghost, and Ten Thousand Slayer were the best generals under Xiang Dingtian. Each of them was a peak Heaven Battling Realm cultivator capable of battling those at the Rebirth Realm. Alongside Xiang Dingtian, their names were spread far and wide.

Unfortunately, before Xiang Dingtian could realize his ambition, he was surrounded and defeated by an alliance of superpowers. Gold Clothed Blood and Ten Thousand Slayer perished, Purple Lightning Marquis went missing, while Scarlet Flame Monarch and Devouring Ghost were imprisoned.

Of the five, Xiang Shaoyun believed that Purple Lightning Marquis had the highest chance of survival. Back then, he was already a pseudo-God. The Rebirth Realm was within reach. He had been holding back from breaking through to build stronger foundations.

Back then, Xiang Shaoyun believed that Purple Lightning Marquis would grow into an individual no weaker than him. Seeing Purple Lightning Marquis again, Xiang Shaoyun was sure that he had long entered the Rebirth Realm and had grown to a level he couldn't even imagine.

During his previous life, Purple Lightning Marquis was the youngest of them yet was the second strongest. Over 10,000 years had passed. Purple Lightning Marquis had definitely reached an unimaginable height in cultivation.

He had thought that Purple Lightning Marquis had built up his own force after their separation. He had also guessed that Purple Lightning Marquis had probably entered seclusion. Surprisingly, he was still staying in the Xiang Clan. Xiang Shaoyun was overjoyed.

When Purple Lightning Marquis' gaze landed on Xiang Shaoyun, his eyes flickered slightly. He did not answer. Rather, he gestured with his hand, drawing in the air and forming an odd purple symbol.

Others wouldn't understand what the symbol was, but Xiang Shaoyun knew. He started drawing in the air as well, forming a similar purple symbol and said, "As the purple lightning token appears, destruction shall spread far and wide!"

Purple Lightning Marquis' eyes widened with emotion. A clone of his appeared out of nowhere and started performing a dazzling battle technique. Before the clone could even complete the moves, Xiang Shaoyun started moving as well. Each move of his was quick and violent.

The movesets were completely the same as what Purple Lightning Marquis' clone was performing. Countless lightning currents danced about them, as though two lightning dragons were dancing together. The battle technique they were performing seemed to be a powerful combination battle technique.

In truth, it was indeed a combination battle technique known as the Lightning Dance. This was a technique Xiang Dingtian and Purple Lightning Marquis had accidentally created while training together. When the two used the technique together, they could unleash an incredibly strong combat prowess. Only the two knew this technique. Even if others found out about it, they might not be able to use it.

Purple Lightning Marquis finally stopped performing the technique and knelt down on one knee as he emotionally said, "Purple Lightning greets the overlord!"

A valiant hero like him was actually kneeling on the ground. Even Xiang Gaoming was astonished. Others might not know how strong Purple Lightning Marquis was, but he knew. Without Purple Lightning Marquis, the Xiang Clan probably wouldn't have survived this long.

Without Purple Lightning Marquis, he also wouldn't have been able to enter the Rebirth Realm during the 10 years he was absent from the clan. One could say that Purple Lightning Marquis was the clan's guardian. Without him, the Xiang Clan would no longer be qualified to be known as an ancient clan. Today, such a person was kneeling before a young man, serving to prove that this young man was the unrivaled Overlord from 10,000 years ago.

"Xiang Gaoming greets the little ancestor," said Xiang Gaoming as he dropped to his knees as well.

"Hahaha, Purple Lightning, stand up. We're brothers. There's no need for you to be so courteous," said Xiang Shaoyun with a hearty laugh.

He then put on the blood-soaked robe and held the Overlord Skyslaying Saber in hand before saying, "It's a pity that Gold Clothed Robe, Ten Thousand Slayer, and Black Nimbus are all dead. Otherwise, I could once again conquer a piece of land that belongs to our Xiang Clan."

Men might not cry easily, but that was because they had yet to feel real grief. Xiang Shaoyun was the kind of man that would rather bleed than cry, but when he saw Purple Lightning Marquis, he couldn't help recalling Gold Clothed Blood, Ten Thousand Slayer, Black Nimbus, and the Xiang Army that once followed him. Boundless grief rose within him.

"Purple Lightning is willing to follow the overlord to once again create an insurmountable empire!" said Purple Lightning Marquis solemnly.

As he said that, purple lightning crackled around him. A beam shot straight to the sky, as though an exceptional lightning spear had reappeared in the world, creating a massive commotion and shocking the entire Xiang Clan.

When Xiang Shaoyun sensed Purple Lightning Marquis' strength, he wore a gratified smile and said, "You indeed have not disappointed me. You're already comparable to the previous me."

"In Purple Lightning's heart, you are always unrivaled, overlord," said Purple Lightning Marquis.

"Let's stop talking about that for now. I found Scarlet Flame and Devouring Ghost already. Let's connect the spatial node. Us brothers should get together and grab some drinks!" said Xiang Shaoyun.

"As you wish," said Purple Lightning Marquis.

This was absolute devotion, something none of his other subordinates could show.

Xiang Shaoyun looked at Xiang Gaoming and asked, "Do you believe me now?"

Xiang Gaoming answered nervously, "Please forgive Gaoming for offending you, little ancestor!"

Xiang Shaoyun waved his hand and said, "You're only doing what you need to do. It's not your fault. I need to connect the teleportation formations of the Xiang Clan and the Ziling Sect. It's time for the Xiang Clan to reappear in the world. Everything the world has to offer, the Xiang Clan has a right to fight for. We need to grow as quickly as possible if we want to survive the coming chaos. Furthermore, some of our old enemies will also take this chance to come looking for trouble."

"Yes. I'll mobilize the entire clan," said Xiang Gaoming, fully obeying every single word of Xiang Shaoyun's.

"Come, let's complete the connection. I need you to become the Ziling Sect's guardian," said Xiang Shaoyun.

"Yes, overlord," said Purple Lightning Marquis.

With Purple Lightning Marquis' help, Xiang Shaoyun quickly finished laying out the teleportation formation at the Xiang Clan's side before connecting the spatial nodes. With that, the two formations were connected.