"What? There was actually the Heaven's Mandate Sect in the Secret Realm?"
"Xu Jingming was that ruthless? He actually took all the Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs?"
"Forget it. What's gone is gone. As long as everyone made it out alive, that's enough."
"Great Xia really hit the jackpot this time. After this, Great Xia's foundation will become even more solid."
"..."
Blood Sword learned about what had happened in the Secret Realm from Xu Jingming, and the other countries' ninth-order experts likewise learned the full story.
Although they felt some regret that all the Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs had been taken away,
being able to survive such a dangerous situation was already a decent outcome.
However, America was not among the countries that had come to terms with it.
"Three cubic meters of Plant Holy Water, plus seeds from all kinds of Plant Life—all of it was taken by Xu Jingming?"
Kane, America's chief Archpriest, was nearly driven mad with rage. He glared as he demanded:
"Do you know how valuable that Plant Holy Water was? It could have cultivated at least three Ninth-Order Plant Life!
Sh*t! Now it's all gone! How am I supposed to answer to His Holiness the Pope?!"
Before setting out, Kane had placed great expectations on Ryan.
Their first priority had been to find the temple, with even the Exotic Flowers and Rare Herbs relegated to second place.
Yet while they had indeed found the temple, they had ultimately only made a wedding dress for someone else!
"It was my fault. I wasn't strong enough."
Ryan, who resembled a lion, did not offer any excuses. He simply lowered his head and said respectfully:
"I'll explain it to His Holiness the Pope."
The Holy See was rooted in America and was America's most important