"That's an imperial edict. How could an imperial edict be fake?" The gray-robed elder rolled his eyes.
Meanwhile, Rong Ancient Ancestor and Qianhuan Dingtian stood to one side, trembling and not daring to say another word!
All three of the newcomers had been sent from the Inner Territory. Each possessed heaven-defying strength. If any one of them took offense and decided to swat Rong Ancient Ancestor and the others to death, it probably wouldn't be difficult.
"You two are useless. All you had to do was strike fast, settle this, and take those few sects. Instead, you dragged it out until everything went wrong." The gray-robed elder looked at them and snorted.
"My lord, we never expected them to have such sinister methods... Things have come to this, and we've suffered heavy losses ourselves. This is the last outcome I wanted!" Qianhuan Dingtian protested.
"I don't care how you handled it," the blue-robed middle-aged man said coldly. "Your sects and 'those' sects are now all First-Tier Subsidiary Sects. Don't make any rash moves from here on. Wait for word from the Myriad Realms Eternal Empire. If you break the rules before then, even His Majesty won't be able to protect you."
"We understand. We will follow His Majesty's orders in all things." Rong Ancient Ancestor bowed respectfully.
With that said, the three figures gave the pair one last cold look and said no more.
But they didn't head back immediately. Instead, they began searching the area for other traces.
Their strength was enough to alarm even Qianhuan Dingtian. Their Illusory Gods spread across the vast region outside the Lifeless Thousand Illusions Sect!
The reinforcements sent by the Myriad Realms Eternal Empire were combing the area outside the sect, searching almost every inch for traces of whoever had struck!
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