The flame of hope was rekindled in everyone's hearts.
But what followed was an even harsher, more pressing problem.
"However."
Daoist Daoxuan, who had remained silent all this time, slowly spoke.
He looked at Wan Jianyi, his eyes full of concern.
"How could it possibly be easy to unite the five volumes of the Heavenly Tome as one?"
"As far as I know, the five volumes of the Heavenly Tome were scattered across the Divine Lands over the course of thousands of years."
"Gathering them all is an extremely difficult task."
"No."
Just then, a steady voice suddenly rang out beside them.
It was Li Xiaoyu.
"This is not impossible."
"Senior Uncles, Senior Xiao Bai, Senior Zhou."
Li Xiaoyu looked at everyone and spoke slowly, his voice calm.
"Perhaps you do not yet know."
"The first four volumes of the Heavenly Tome were actually gathered by the same person long ago."
"What?!"
Everyone present cried out in unison.
None of them could believe it.
"How could that be possible?!"
"Who could possess such heaven-defying ability?"
Li Xiaoyu looked at him, then spoke a name no one had expected.
"Xiaofan."
"Xiaofan?!"
Wan Jianyi looked at him, his eyes equally filled with shock.
"That disciple who betrayed our Green Cloud Sect and joined the Ghost King Sect?"
"That's right."
Li Xiaoyu looked at him and nodded heavily.
"It was him."
"Back then, in the Ruins of Time, I saw with my own eyes how Xiaofan, at a critical moment, used the true methods of Buddhism, Daoism, and demon arts as catalysts to wield the power of the four volumes of the Heavenly Tome within him."
"That power even stirred the Witch God Totem, which had been lost for tens of thousands of years."
"And because of that, we gained the recognition of