Lu Yin could sense it too. The Four Directional Guardians might not be what they appeared to be.
The Butterfly had deliberately approached Lord Lei, Jiang Feng, hoping to have him receive Heaven's favor. Jiang Feng had refused.
If the Four Directional Guardians had no other duty, there would be no need for them to grant anyone their favor. In Lu Yin's eyes, this was simply an attempt to win someone over.
Wherever there were living beings with intelligence, there were conflicts of interest.
And as long as there were conflicts of interest, the matter could be handled.
Several days later, rumors spread that the Lost Race was being hunted by enemies and that the Heavenly Sect was unwilling to help. This, too, was the Eternal Clan's doing. This time, they were telling the truth: the Lost Race really was being hunted by powerful enemies, and the Heavenly Sect really could not intervene.
But when Elder Dan Gu appeared at the Heavenly Sect once more, the rumors vanished again.
Whether they had been true or not, Elder Dan Gu was alive and well, and nothing unusual had happened at the Heavenly Sect. That was enough.
This time, Heavenly Punishment tracked him down just two days after Elder Dan Gu left, only to be cursed away by Old Ancestor Lu Yuan.
Before long, Elder Dan Gu appeared again. Heavenly Punishment arrived the day after he did, closing in faster and faster.
Lu Yin had no idea how Heavenly Punishment was tracking Elder Dan Gu. He only knew that if this continued, Elder Dan Gu would eventually be caught.
When Heavenly Punishment came to the Primeval Space for the fourth time to track Elder Dan Gu, the elder had been gone for less than five hours.
This time, Old Ancestor Lu Yuan