These two had one great virtue — they were obedient. They held an almost blind worship of Elder Guangdu, so naturally they followed his every instruction to the letter.
Since the old man had ordered them to hold the Bright Sacred Land, they had no intention of stirring up trouble on their own. They had originally planned to seek out the old man and regroup with him, but once he told them to hold their positions and wait, they stopped overthinking it.
Every day, they personally patrolled the perimeter and inspected the defenses.
After breaching the Bright Sacred Land, they had immediately repaired the defensive formations, organized a new defensive system, and put every man they had brought along to good use — not a single unit of fighting power was to be wasted.
As for the Bright Sacred Land's remaining personnel, a portion had been killed, and the rest had been imprisoned. There had been no Divine Dao cultivators left inside the sacred land, so in front of two Divine Dao masters, the defenders had stood absolutely no chance. They had been crushed flat, unable to so much as make a ripple.
Yu Xian Divine Sovereign was tall and imposing in build, clearly the leader of this expedition. Pan Yuan was short and wiry, obviously his second-in-command.
The two were conducting their routine inspection at that moment, and it was plain to see they treated Elder Guangdu's words like imperial edicts.
"Brother Yu Xian, if Elder Guangdu's meaning is correct, then both the Gold and Silver protectors have fallen. The
"How do you know the Elder took a loss?" Yu Xian Divine Sovereign furrowed his brow slightly.
"Though the Elder didn't say so directly, you can tell from his tone that he definitely came off worse than he expected. Otherwise, why would he have specifically stressed that we need to watch for enemies from the Eternal Sacred Land in addition to the ten great sacred lands' main forces? And the two protectors were the Elder's closest confidants — they've both fallen. Would a man of the Elder's temperament not have investigated at least a little?" Pan Yuan Divine Sovereign sighed softly.
His mind was clearly more meticulous, and he considered more angles.
But Yu Xian Divine Sovereign waved his hand impatiently. "That's not our concern. We do our part, and that's enough. Besides, everyone knows exactly how much the ten great sacred lands are worth. As long as we all hold together, Wanyuan Island will be ours sooner or later."
"Indeed, indeed!" Pan Yuan Divine Sovereign smiled and agreed, though a trace of doubt still lingered in his expression. "That Eternal Sacred Land really is strange, though. Word is there's a young man there with a Divine Dao–level True Spirit at his side — a Vermilion Bird, bearing the Four Divine Beast bloodlines. Very dangerous."
"Hmph! Once Elder Guangdu has the time to act personally, what Vermilion Bird, what Four Divine Beast bloodlines — it'll all be nothing but smoke."
It was clear that Yu Xian Divine Sovereign's worship of the old man bordered on irrational devotion.
"Of course, of course. Let's hope the Elder comes soon. Once we've all joined forces, we'll feel much more at ease."
"Don't worry. The Elder already said — three to five days at the soonest, seven to eight at the latest, and he'll definitely be back. All we need to do in the meantime is our jobs."
The two were still talking when a figure came running in from the outer perimeter — a Heavenly Seat cultivator under their command.
"Reporting to the two Divine Sovereigns — there are two senior cultivators outside who say they are old acquaintances requesting an audience."
"Old acquaintances?" Yu Xian Divine Sovereign and Pan Yuan Divine Sovereign exchanged a glance, both looking puzzled.
At the Bright Sacred Land — who on earth could be an old acquaintance?