When Lei Ying said that the person who had returned the Ancient Jade was from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan, quite a few people immediately guessed the identity of that Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan expert, as well as the person behind it all.
"The Lightning Clan's Ancient Jade was returned by an expert from the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan..." After his initial surprise, Gu Yuan turned his gaze toward Yan Jin, the Yan Clan's leader, and asked, "What about the Yan Clan?"
Hearing Gu Yuan's question, Yan Jin said gravely, "The one who returned the Yan Clan's Ancient Jade was from Ice River Valley!"
"Ice River Valley?"
Upon hearing Yan Jin's words, the astonishment in everyone's hearts deepened. The shock surpassed even that of learning that the Heaven and Earth Alliance Leader had sent people to intercept the Lightning Clan's Ancient Jade.
After all, the Heaven and Earth Alliance was renowned far and wide, and the battle against the Yao Clan had thoroughly demonstrated its formidable strength. Ice River Valley, however, had produced no notable achievements apart from the appearance of a Peak Six-star Dou Sheng expert during the incident in the Demonic Flame Space. That was why everyone reacted so strongly upon hearing that Ice River Valley had intervened in matters between the Ancient Races.
"By the looks of it, Ice River Valley stands on our side. They too are worried that if the Soul Clan produces a Dou Di, the world will never know peace again!" Gu Yuan pondered before speaking doubtfully. "But what puzzles me greatly is this: even our clans never anticipated that the Soul Clan had such a move prepared. How did those two factions foresee it and make preparations in advance?"
"Yes, this matter is truly bizarre. If they wanted to recover the Ancient