"Please come with me, Esteemed Ancestral God."

Luo Feng hunched over slightly as he made an inviting hand gesture, leading Han Li toward the Ancestral God Pavilion. All of the surrounding humans immediately bowed as they spread out to open up a path for Han Li and Luo Feng.

Not long after the two of them left the plaza, all of the humans on the plaza yelled in unison, "Farewell, Esteemed Ancestral God!"

Their voices were loud and synchronized, and the phrase was repeated several times, only trailing off into silence after Han Li and Luo Feng had vanished into the forest outside of the plaza.

Throughout this entire process, Han Li didn't turn around even once, nor did he slow down in the slightest.

The two made their way along a winding stone path in the forest all the way to a large, antiquated hall.

The hall was only less than 200 feet tall, so it wasn't all that large compared with the average palace, and the walls were pitch-black, seemingly having been constructed from the common rocks on the island. The hall was also riddled with signs of age and wear, but the color of the pillars, doors, and windowframes were still quite vibrant, indicating that they were clearly periodically repainted.

The small plaza in front of the hall and the stone...