Shan Lin and Yide discussed it and ultimately decided that the Azure Snow Sect would take the Yin-Yang Essence—even if it was flawed.
After cultivating for long enough, everyone understood one truth: nothing under heaven was perfect. Good enough was enough.
Xuanyuan Buqi also knew the Yin-Yang Essence was imperfect, yet he still wanted to take it away. Why? Because close enough was enough.
True Immortal Shan Lin also wanted to fight hard for his sect, but his strength was somewhat lacking, so he could not help being passive.
However, he had to admit that the two True Lords had truly shown him great respect: as long as something could be discussed, everything was negotiable.
But he also knew very well that this respect was not for him, nor even for the Mysterious Water Sect... it was because Mountain Lord Feng carried great weight.
In any case, upon receiving the news, the Azure Snow Sect immediately dispatched two True Immortals to the Myriad Phenomena Stone Forest. The sect master and the grand elder, two major figures, had come personally to take possession of the Yin-Yang Essence.
Yet when they arrived, they saw only True Immortal Shan Lin. Alone, he guarded an enormous area, having laid out nearly all the formation disks on his person to watch over a patch of land roughly five miles across.
The two major figures also noticed the changes in the Myriad Phenomena Stone Forest, but they had no time to marvel. Upon arriving, they bluntly asked, "Where is the Yin-Yang Essence?"
"Right in the middle of this area." Shan Lin had already used Qian Zhong's virtual means to inspect it once and could roughly identify the location. He was not overly excited. "About two miles underground. Since you two senior brothers have arrived, I'll be