"No."
Tang Hai shook his head. The Myriad Manifestation Immortal Sect had been reduced to nothing more than a name. Other than people like them, few still remembered the sect. The place that had been erased by an Immortal had become a land of absolute death, where not even weeds could survive, let alone cultivation.
Spiritual power had been severed, and all living beings extinguished.
This was also the first time Tang Hai and the others had faced the mighty power of the Immortal Level head-on.
Before such absolute power, every scheme and plan appeared pale and feeble.
"He'll come back."
After a long silence, Zong Hai spoke.
He said those words every time he came here, though even he did not know how credible they were. Hu Xi beside him was the same. The three of them had been Second Generation Disciples personally chosen by the Old Ancestor, figures beneath one person and above ten thousand within the Myriad Manifestation Immortal Sect. Compared to latecomers like Elder Yu, Hu Xi and the other two longed far more for the Old Ancestor's return.
"The child insects of the Fate Changing Gu are still on us."
The few of them sat beside the fire, speaking of their experiences over the years.
"Elder Ma's Life Tablet has shattered. Elder Liu's Great Limit has arrived; without pills to extend his lifespan, he may not last through this year. Then there are Elder Liang and Elder Lü." Tang Hai still habitually listed everyone one by one, a habit he had developed while serving as Acting Sect Leader.
"Our cultivation is too weak. Without the Old Ancestor, even with the Fate Changing Gu's assistance, we can't support the sect. At most, our cultivation can be 'borrowed' up to the Void Return Realm. Void Return strength