At the Demon Sheep Venerable's words, the other two felt their hearts tighten.
Were they really going through with it?
But they were not ready yet.
The Demon Sheep Venerable said no more. He took out three sticks of incense and went into the temple within the secret hall to light them.
He burned the incense reverently.
Before long, a golden light appeared before the temple. A young man in a silvery-white robe stepped out, his entire body exuding an air of holiness and nobility. The edges of his eyes were pale silver, as though endless silver radiance shone within them.
"One year in the Sacred Land is ten years in the mortal world."
The young man's voice was soft and indifferent. His gaze swept over the three demons in the secret hall as he asked coldly, "How are things progressing here?"
"Your Highness, Saint Child, this is what happened..."
The Demon Sheep Venerable hurriedly bowed and knelt, explaining the situation here and what they had in mind.
The Saint Child listened quietly, his expression turning icy.
"So I waited decades, and you spent centuries plotting here, only for everything to collapse at the final hurdle-and now you want to fight openly?"
The Demon Sheep Venerable's body went taut. Lowering his head, he said, "I failed you. That Human Race brat rose too abruptly, and we failed to kill him in time. Now, we can no longer kill him."
They had originally obeyed the Saint Child's orders and dared not cause too great a disturbance, instead slowly eating away at their target. The Jiang Family was secretly reviving its Progenitor here. Although more than three thousand years had passed in the Divine Dynasty, only a little over three hundred had passed in the Lands of the Saints.
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