They were the Five Great Elders of the Great Sun Divine Palace, each of them ranking no lower than an ordinary Blazing Sun King. They were confidants of the various Yuan Monarchs and had tended the Phoenix Pattern Divine Lamp for over a hundred years, yet had never seen it behave like this.
"What do we do, Elder Qi? You're leading us this time. We'll all follow your orders."
Immense quantities of spiritual energy continued to surge from the five starry-sky passages as if it cost nothing.
The five elders' eyes were filled with despair, and they were consumed by regret. If only they had listened to the Blazing Sun King! Now that they thought about it, how incisive his judgment had been: "Looking at Old Demon Yiling's past, he's a pest who gets people killed without paying for it."
What sensible person would be stupid enough to pick a fight with a pest?
The five elders were already weeping inside, mourning their own impending doom.
Inside the Four-Colored Seal Space, Xu Yi was overcome with joy. He covered his eyes, fooling himself as he peeped at Snow Beauty's face through a narrow gap between his fingers.
Her face, once white as jade but deathly pale, was now flushed, as if she were sleeping soundly after a few drinks.
Xu Yi could even see Snow Zihan's eyelashes trembling ever so slightly. It seemed the eyes that had been closed for decades might open at any moment.
Suddenly, Snow Zihan coughed. Xu Yi let out an "Ah!" and cried out.
At last, Snow Zihan's eyes flew open, and Xu Yi was so excited that tears streamed down his face.
Snow Zihan stared blankly at Xu Yi and struggled to part her lips. "Xu..."
Her voice was so faint it could barely