Chapter 791: Powerless

"Brother Guo, I understand what you are saying…"

The Ancestor of the Zhao Family said, "But I have already promised my descendant, so please see if there is any other way…"

"After all, Xiao Fan is not a native of our Youming Prefecture; he comes from Tianshen Prefecture…"

"It is perfectly reasonable for him to want to return to his homeland."

"I understand everything you have said, but now… the Human Race is weak, and both the Demon Race and the Yao Race are eyeing us covetously…" The Imperial Ancestor's expression was complex as he looked at Xiao Fan and explained.

"Young friend, you are quite impressive. I have lived for countless years and have never seen someone with such a profound Foundation as you… However, the current situation in Youming Prefecture is not optimistic. It is not just one or two families that have come to my Imperial Family hoping to activate the teleportation array to send their descendants away…"

"Then Senior, why don't you send a batch of descendants away?" Xiao Fan asked, feeling somewhat curious as to why.

The Imperial Ancestor before him was strong, but Xiao Fan did not care.

He was the Human Emperor of the Nine Provinces, and the people of Youming Prefecture were also his subjects.

"Sigh… They cannot leave…"

The Imperial Ancestor sighed and said, "Youming Prefecture is the root… Moreover, there are only a few teleportation arrays capable of transporting people to other great prefectures…"

"Every time these great arrays are activated, they consume vast resources. However… the resources of this land in Youming Prefecture are not in the hands of the Human Race, but are occupied by the other two races…"

"Therefore… these great families who want to use the teleportation array, even if they pay with Spirit Stones, cannot be allowed to leave. There is another reason for this!"

"Using the teleportation array to send the Human Race away is something that cannot be hidden; it will definitely spread."

"If the rest of the Human Race finds out, they will definitely fall into panic… Even my Imperial Family has never sent any descendants away."

"Young friend, can you understand why I say this?"

The Imperial Ancestor of Youming Prefecture briefly explained this to Xiao Fan.

Xiao Fan nodded, seemingly understanding the Imperial Family's intention!

The current resources of Youming Prefecture were insufficient, something Xiao Fan had discovered while spending time with Zhao Yanfu and Zhao Tianyi over the past few days.

The people here were very poor…

They didn't look like they belonged to a great prefecture at all.

And if they used the teleportation array to send people away now, the consumed resources would be a complete waste…

At the same time, paper cannot wrap fire; news would definitely spread among the Human Race!

By then, the Human Race side would definitely fall into panic…

When that time came, the Human Race in Youming Prefecture would surely be in chaos!

"Brother Guo, I know about all your concerns, but… if things continue like this, it is only a dead end," the Ancestor of the Zhao Family said.

The Zhao Family was one of the top-ranked great families among the Human Race forces in Youming Prefecture, and as the Ancestor of the Zhao Family, he naturally knew these things.

In fact, the Zhao Family had previously approached the Imperial Family, hoping to send some of their descendants away.

However, the Imperial Family had refused!

"I know… but what other way is there?" The Imperial Ancestor sighed.

"Currently, the other two races are just waiting for me to die. Once I pass away… they will definitely attack the Human Race, and then… the Human Race…"

"For now, I can only stabilize the situation… I just hope there will be a way to resolve this within a hundred years." The Imperial Ancestor sighed.

Upon hearing this, the Ancestor of the Zhao Family's expression was complex. In fact, he only had a hundred years of Lifespan left as well.

A hundred years was a long time for ordinary people, but for a Cultivator, it was just the blink of an eye.

High-level Cultivators often spent decades, or even a hundred years, in a single seclusion…

Xiao Fan was speechless as he listened from the side…

Does that not mean the Imperial Family still cannot lend him the teleportation array?

Even if the Imperial Family didn't lend it, it didn't matter to Xiao Fan, as he could return to the Divine Temple and wait for three years!

But Xiao Fan did not want to wait…

He always had a premonition that he needed to reach Tianshen Prefecture as soon as possible; he was afraid that the situation with Long Miaoyin was not good.

But the current situation in Youming Prefecture was truly complex.

Even Xiao Fan felt a headache just from listening…

The Ancestor of the Zhao Family had also tried his best, constantly persuading him, but the Imperial Ancestor would not budge…

"A hundred years, this is the only time I can fight for. Within a hundred years, I do not want the Human Race to fall into chaos." The Imperial Ancestor sighed.

Xiao Fan was speechless… If he really didn't manage to borrow this teleportation array!

Wouldn't that mean he let Zhao Yanfu sleep with him for nothing!

Wouldn't he have suffered a huge loss!

The Ancestor of the Zhao Family's expression was also slightly awkward, as if he had thought of this point too.

Indeed.

Wouldn't that mean his own descendant had slept with Xiao Fan for nothing?

And he, as the Old Ancestor, was powerless to do anything!

Although the Zhao Family didn't suffer a loss, the Ancestor of the Zhao Family felt he had gone back on his word…

"Senior, is there really no other way for me to leave alone?" Xiao Fan asked again.

"A way… actually, there is one, but it is very dangerous." After pondering for a long while, the Imperial Ancestor spoke.

"What way?" Xiao Fan's eyes lit up.

"The Yao Race and the Demon Race recently issued a challenge to our Human Race…"

The Imperial Ancestor said, "They want the young powerhouses of the Human Race, Demon Race, and Yao Race to fight in a competition."