The Great Mystic Art User ancestor of the Pure Yang Sect returned and entered the Pure Yang Sect's council hall once more.
The Pure Yang Sect Master and the elders immediately sensed the ancestor's return. After saluting him, they all looked at him with hopeful eyes.
The Pure Yang Sect Master hesitated again and again before finally asking in a low voice:
"Ancestor, have the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect agreed to send troops to launch a surprise attack on the rear of the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace?"
Nothing on the Pure Yang Sect's Great Mystic Art User ancestor's face revealed his emotions. After sweeping his gaze over all the martial artists present, he said calmly:
"They agreed."
He did not tell the people of the Pure Yang Sect what had happened in the void, nor did he mention the Jade Slip, Lei Qin, or Duanmu Peng. Instead, he fabricated a lie, claiming that he had already visited the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect and obtained their agreement.
"However..."
Just as the Pure Yang Sect Master and the elders heard that the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect were willing to send troops and were sinking into joy, the ancestor suddenly changed tack:
"The Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect still need about a month to prepare, so we must find a way to hold out for this month."
The smiles on the Pure Yang Sect Master and the elders' faces slowly froze. Given the current speed at which the Nine Underworlds Demon Palace was advancing, the Pure Yang Sect could not hold out for a month—not even half a month.
He asked in confusion, "Why aren't the Overturning Heavens Sect and the Worship Heaven Sect sending troops immediately? This