"I understand."
After hearing Tie Pan's account, Tie Wu's expression changed again and again. The Five-Cauldron Essence of the Northern Sea, the suddenly appearing divine saber, the hundred-zhang Azure Dragon that had shaken the heavens, and Teng Qinghu, who had emerged out of nowhere to stand up for Teng Qingshan—none of these could be good news for Green Lake Island.
"What other news is there? Tell me all of it!"
Tie Wu's voice had changed slightly. The cold indifference from before was gone, replaced by a little more of a 'human' quality.
"There's also..."
Tie Pan no longer held anything back. He told Tie Wu everything exactly as it had happened, including Gu Sheng's conditions and the predicament Green Lake Island was very likely to face.
"I understand!!!"
After a moment of silence, Tie Wu merely said flatly, "This time, I'll make the trip personally. You and your fellow disciples make the arrangements. If things truly cannot be salvaged, then use the final plan!"
"Ancestor..."
Tie Pan opened his mouth, but in the end, he merely bowed before leaving. The final plan had been prepared for the worst possible situation. It also showed that Ancestor Tie Wu himself did not have much confidence in this operation.
Three days later, atop Sword Edge Mountain on Green Lake Island, a sword rang out. A gray figure rode the wind away—his sword had emerged from Green Lake.
At Mount Dayan, numerous Void Realm experts had gathered together, quietly awaiting the two main figures of the day. In a camp not far away, Zhuge Yuanhong and his disciple Teng Qingshan gazed into the distance.
This was a grand gathering of Void Realm experts, one in which they, merely Innate experts, had no way to participate. Yet as the local rulers of Jiangning Prefecture