Chapter 1718

"Your current identity likely stems from the Yan family," Yan Aohan said after a moment of thought. "Actually, I think it is best to tell you about this."

She paused, realizing there were indeed matters she needed to share with Zhu Yanyi.

"As you know, the Yan family has survived through countless civilizations. As long as the Yan family exists, this plane will remain stable. The head of the Yan family has actually always been an avatar of mine," Yan Aohan looked at Zhu Yanyi.

"Avatar? What is that?" Zhu Yanyi looked at her with curiosity.

Yan Aohan smiled lightly. "It is not some strange thing. I presided over one of the great tribulations of heaven and earth—the Hell Tribulation. Therefore, I possess a certain ability." he looked at her again. "Ani, I am about to speak. Will you be afraid?"

"Why would I be afraid?" Zhu Yanyi asked, still curious.

Yan Aohan chuckled. "You have always been curious about my identity, haven't you?" Although he was smiling, his heart felt a bit uneasy.

"Didn't you say you would tell me after I reached the Void Transformation stage?" Zhu Yanyi smiled slightly. "So I am not in a hurry. You will tell me eventually."

Yan Aohan replied, "Actually, whether I tell you at the Golden Core stage or the Void Transformation stage makes no difference. If I tell you at the Golden Core stage, you must ask me actively. If I tell you at the Void Transformation stage, I will tell you actively. Since you just asked about my identity, it means it is time for me to reveal it."

Hearing this, Zhu Yanyi was slightly stunned, then giggled. "Then tell me. I am listening."

Yan Aohan nodded slightly, then looked around. "Let us go home and talk slowly." This topic could not be explained in a few sentences. It was better to return home and explain it properly.

"Okay." Zhu Yanyi nodded. As long as Yan Aohan was willing to speak, she was willing to listen. This was a complete trust in him.

When Yan Aohan and Zhu Yanyi returned home, Zhu Yanyi specially brewed a pot of black tea. The two sat on the carpet in the living room, looking very relaxed. Yan Aohan took out some fruits and pastries and placed them on the carpet, so Zhu Yanyi could eat them whether she sat or lay down.

"Ani, when heaven and earth were created, heavenly tribulations arose," Yan Aohan said, taking a sip of black tea. He picked up a green date but did not bite it; he just played with it in his hand.

"What is a heavenly tribulation? Is it very powerful?" Zhu Yanyi still had many things she did not understand about cultivation, so she could not help but ask.

Yan Aohan hummed in agreement. "Heavenly tribulations are disasters that appear when heaven and earth are born. Once the tribulation passes, heaven and earth become distinct. Heaven becomes clearer, and earth becomes heavier. Thus, heaven and earth separate, and yin and yang emerge. The Great Sun governs heaven, and the Great Moon governs earth. The earth absorbs the abundant Great Moon energy, forming the Gate of Hell, forging the Mansion of Hell, and creating the Platform of Reincarnation. Thus, the Eighteen Levels of Hell exist. In the beginning, I was merely a spirit soul formed by the Great Moon energy. Through the baptism of the heavenly tribulation, I became the ruler of the Underworld."

"Ruler of the Underworld? Wait, you are not that Venerable Yanluo, are you?" Zhu Yanyi remembered the masked figure she had seen in the Underworld.

"Ahem." Yan Aohan coughed twice, then said, "Ani, even if you guessed it, there is no need to be so surprised."

"You really are the Venerable Yanluo?" Zhu Yanyi asked with a grin. She reached out and pinched her cheek a few times. "I never thought I would see the living Venerable Yanluo."

"Wife, Yanluo has never been dead," Yan Aohan said with a helpless expression. After a while, he asked anxiously, "Ani, are you afraid?"

"Afraid of what?" Zhu Yanyi glanced at Yan Aohan. "I am just sighing. Oh my, I had no husband in my past life, but in this life, I found a god as a husband. And he is the Venerable Yanluo. Does that mean I can reincarnate into whatever I want in the future?" Zhu Yanyi’s eyes lit up, as if she was thinking about whether to learn from those quick-transmigration novels and visit the three thousand worlds.

Yan Aohan coughed. "Ani, stop thinking about that. You are my wife. You can only stay by my side. Do not just think of causing trouble." He had originally worried that his true identity as Yanluo would scare Zhu Yanyi. Instead, his wife was not scared at all; she was already making little plans. This made Yan Aohan laugh and sigh.

Zhu Yanyi smiled embarrassedly. "Okay, okay. I was just thinking. Since you know my past life, you know I wrote novels. I also wrote quick-transmigration novels, which mentioned the three thousand worlds. So I couldn't help but fantasize."

"Souls from other worlds cannot casually go to other planes. If you really want to go to those planes, you must wash away your past dust, drink Meng Po’s soup, and forget everything. Only then can you go. But you are my wife, and your life is closely tied to mine. Even if you went to those places, you would be at most a single person, with no marital fate," Yan Aohan said seriously. "Also, I do not allow you to go. If you go, what will I do? Will you leave me to guard the house alone? Would you bear that?"

"I can't bear it, I can't bear it." Zhu Yanyi admitted she could not stand seeing Yan Aohan look so aggrieved, so she quickly denied it. "Okay, I was just thinking. I will absolutely not do it. Please continue telling me about your story."

Yan Aohan helplessly rubbed Zhu Yanyi’s hair. Zhu Yanyi patted his hand. "My hair will get messy again. You will have to comb it for me later."

"Okay." Yan Aohan was not angry at all. He actually liked combing Zhu Yanyi’s hair usually.

"I became the Lord of the Underworld, controlling the Gate of Hell and presiding over reincarnation. However, many planes still need someone to supervise, just like this plane. So, I used my hair, blood, and nails to create a head of the Yan family to guard this plane."

Zhu Yanyi peeled an orange and fed a segment to Yan Aohan.

Yan Aohan swallowed the orange segment happily and continued, "So, the head of the Yan family has actually always been me."

"How do you manage matters related to your identity?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously, putting a segment of orange into her own mouth.

Yan Aohan smiled slightly. "Actually, you forgot that I control the Platform of Reincarnation. I only need to use a little of my reincarnation ability to transform myself into a suitable person."

"Do you really call yourself Yan Aohan?" Zhu Yanyi asked curiously.

"Yan Aohan has always been my name. Every generation of family heads is called Yan Aohan," Yan Aohan said with an innocent expression. "Actually, it is easy to arrange. Of course, I could change my name, but I am afraid of trouble, so I have always used this name. In the hearts of other Yan family members, they only know the previous heads as the Family Head. They do not even remember their names."