"Gu Yu pays his respects to the four Patriarchs!"
Seeing the four True Lords taking his side, Gu Yu grew excited and hurriedly bowed respectfully.
All four were elders of Imperial Sky Peak who had entered the Secret Realm. By seniority, they could be considered the Patriarchs of Imperial Sky Peak.
Of course, after entering the Secret Realm, he could address the four as Martial Uncles. But now, to show closeness, he called them Patriarchs.
Although one had to withdraw from sect affairs after advancing to the Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm and enter the Secret Realm as an elder of the sect's Secret Realm, factions still existed within the Secret Realm, divided according to the five peaks.
These people still received offerings from their respective peaks, and they had disciples or younger generations cultivating on those peaks. Their interests were fundamentally intertwined, so they were bound to carry the marks of their factions.
This was unavoidable. Thus, the four stepped forward to support Gu Yu and shield him from True Monarch Qingshui's pressure.
"Gu Yu, do not be afraid. As long as your demands are reasonable, we Patriarchs will uphold justice for you!"
Among the four True Lords, a tall, red-faced old man boomed.
Clearly, these words were aimed at True Monarch Qingshui. The unspoken meaning was: if Qingshui wanted to bully someone from Imperial Sky Peak, he had better weigh himself carefully.
With backing behind him, Gu Yu immediately straightened his back.
Today, he had to go head-to-head with True Monarch Qingshui, because he knew perfectly well that if he missed today, he would never again have a chance to deal with Fang Mo.
He was testing the attitudes of the great powers.
If the great powers did not intervene, it meant Fang Mo was not important in their