Within the Wanhuo Sect.
"Sect Master!"
"New information has arrived from deep within the Crystal Vein." A disheveled Guard hurried through the Secret Passage into the Wanhuo Sect Headquarters, then rushed toward the Sect Conference Hall, waving his arms in apparent excitement.
"Where's the letter? Bring it here, let me see!" Only the Sect Master, Huo Yun, and a few other elders were in the Main Hall. Hearing the Guard's report, Huo Yi rose immediately, strode over, and snatched the letter from his hand.
Crack!
"Good, good, good!" A burst of wild laughter rang through the Main Hall, accompanied by the cracking of knuckles, and Huo Yi's face lit up with unbridled joy!
Over the past few days, Huo Yi had repeatedly tried to send reinforcements to the front lines to save the Crystal Vein, but Xiao Gui had stopped every attempt single-handedly. Huo Yi had therefore harbored considerable resentment toward him. Yet Xiao Gui had offered little explanation, dismissing him with a single word: "Wait." This had left Huo Yi unable to eat or sleep in peace. After all, if the Crystal Vein fell, they would lose not only their cultivation resources, but also the Second Elder and Third Elder, two four-star Dou Xian who were pillars of the sect.
"Quickly, invite Lord Xiao Gui here."
"No, I'll go myself." A moment later, Huo Yi could not help laughing. Clearly, everything seemed to have unfolded as Xiao Gui had predicted.
"Hehe, Sect Master Huo, I've come uninvited."
"What does the battle report say?" A moment later, Xiao Gui's voice drifted into the Main Hall as he entered, and he asked Huo Yi with a smile.
"Lord Xiao Gui, your foresight is truly uncanny. The Crystal Vein has been defended."
"And please don't laugh at me, my lord, but Lord