Uchiha Shin looked at the four immortals, deeply moved.
These four were the lowest-ranking immortals in the Heavenly Court's divine hierarchy, yet they conducted themselves far better than those lofty immortals above.
By now, every immortal within a radius of ten thousand li had withdrawn. Countless Earth Gods, Mountain Gods, and River Gods had left, leaving only these four behind.
Faced with the incomparably powerful poison people, they showed not the slightest fear. Instead, they remained remarkably optimistic.
Shopkeeper Yang stood watching, surprise stirring in his heart.
Looking at the four of them, he could not help thinking of the four fellow disciples from back then.
The world had still been chaotic in those days, and the four of them had been in a terribly difficult situation. Their lives had been in danger at any moment, with countless tribulations awaiting them.
Yet Shopkeeper Yang and the Three Pure Ones had felt no fear. Like these four immortals, they had stood united in friendship and faced hardship together. Even if they died, the four of them would die together.
For the Ancient Heavenly Court had not yet been established then, Eastern Emperor Taiyi was still in the process of being created, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the lower realm had not fully matured.
Humanity had only just appeared as well. At the very bottom of the food chain, humans were exceedingly weak and faced the threat of extinction at any moment.
Back then, the four fellow disciples had been willing to protect humanity, because they believed that humans were the most advanced and spiritually gifted among all living beings. They were the most important race in the Three Realms and absolutely could not be allowed to perish.
Thus, the four of them had protected humanity while also making a vow: