Decree after decree was passed down, and the entire Heavenly Eye Sect—thousands of cultivators—was mobilized. As for Lin Xuan and Gao Yang's group, their mission was to patrol the southern foothills of the mountain range.
After learning this, Lin Xuan was secretly delighted. Once they reached the edge of Heavenly Eye Mountain, he could find a chance to slip away. With his current abilities, shaking off a mere Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivator would be simplicity itself.
He plotted inwardly, but on the surface, he betrayed nothing at all. The other Spirit Movement Stage disciples were lowly and had no say, and they dared even less to speak recklessly. The group kept silent, flying quietly forward.
Gao Yang frowned, then gave a cough. "Junior Brother Liu, martial nephews, there's no need for everyone to be disheartened. Our sect may have run into some trouble, but we still have the sect leader, True Person, and several martial uncles here. The Cloud Sea Splitting Light Array is wondrous beyond measure. Our sect has been passed down for thousands of years; we have weathered plenty of great winds and towering waves. Why should we care about this tiny little setback? Now is precisely the moment for us to unite as one and overcome this difficulty together. Everyone, rouse your spirits."
This man truly did have quite a silver tongue. With just this short speech, all the cultivators' spirits rose greatly. Lin Xuan also put on an impassioned expression. "Senior Brother is right!"
Of course, in his heart, his thoughts were naturally another matter. The Cloud Sea Splitting Light Array?
Hmph. These Heavenly Eye Mountain cultivators still had no idea that the sect-protecting grand array they regarded as their support was now already nothing more than an empty shell. What power it had left