As a servant, his resolve was already nearly on par with Lan An's.
Within Heaven Desolate Sacred Land, the five Longevity Realm elders stationed there had gathered together, their expressions terrifyingly grim.
The leader was an elder at the peak of the Longevity Realm. He held a Transmission Talisman containing messages sent back by the Heaven Desolate Holy Master and the other higher-ups.
The message was simple: they were to immediately take the sacred land's resources and disciples and evacuate. Lin Xuan was coming to attack.
At first, they had not cared much. But upon learning that Lin Xuan had already destroyed Limitless Sacred Land, they utterly lost their heads.
They had gathered all the resources within the sacred land in the shortest possible time and were ready to leave.
"Everyone, the Holy Master has ordered us to lead the people to the Central Region first. The plan has been exposed. War has already broken out at City of the Fallen Emperor, and our side is... at a disadvantage!"
The leader spoke, his voice somewhat hoarse.
The other four lowered their heads and eyes, gritting their teeth tightly.
Abandoning the sacred land and fleeing was simply a colossal humiliation to them.
Most crucially, the one coming to attack was Lin Xuan, a young man who had cultivated for less than five years.
It truly left these old fellows, each several hundred years old at the slightest, utterly disgraced.
But unfortunately, circumstances were stronger than men. They could only obey the Holy Master's orders; they did not dare gamble the entire foundation of the sacred land.
The higher-ups of Heaven Desolate Sacred Land had long since changed as well. Purple-black fiendish patterns showed across their bodies. Clearly, they had also thrown in their lot with the Devil Race.
"Retreat!"
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