At the Southern Border, in a Hidden Valley.
Cloud and mist sealed the valley, shutting out Divine Consciousness. All was quiet, with no one in sight.
Three figures in Gilded Sun-Radiance Robes stood motionless there. They were the other three Dao Sage ancestors the Setting Sun Divine Palace had left behind to provide support.
Their auras were steady, their expressions solemn. They kept their eyes fixed on the valley entrance, waiting for Dao Sage Jin Hui to return.
Before long, a streak of light swept in. Dao Sage Jin Hui landed, his face showing less gravity than the frustration of having accomplished nothing.
"Jin Hui, how did it go?"
Dao Sage Chiyan, who led the group, stepped forward at once. The other two Dao Sages looked over as well, urgency in their eyes.
As Dao Sage ancestors of the Setting Sun Divine Palace in the Western Wastes, they would not normally leave the region lightly. This time, however, the four had concealed their movements and come to the Southern Border because of startling news they had received.
Rumor had it that Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley, which stood proudly in the Southern Border, had recently suffered a calamity.
Someone had supposedly forced their way through its gates, causing the deaths of three Saint Emperors.
Dao Sage Yue Yu, who had spent years cultivating in seclusion within the Forbidden Land, had personally confronted the powerful intruder, only to be wounded by three saber strikes and nearly have his Dao Body shattered on the spot.
Most absurd of all, the person who had stormed Bright Moon Spirit Tide Valley was supposedly a Saint Emperor who had not even established his Dao.
The rumor was outrageous.
At first, the Setting Sun Divine Palace had not believed it. They assumed Bright Moon Spirit Tide