The man froze, then let out an exceedingly regretful sigh.
Sure enough, the journey had been too short. There had not been enough time.
"It's a misunderstanding. I simply felt that this child's talent was astonishing and that he was fine material to be molded." The Ghost Sect Emperor gave a soft laugh and set Li Su down. "However, little fellow, if you truly have an interest in soul-related Dao arts, the Ghost Sect's gates will forever stand open for you."
As the Eastern Emperor's words fell, even the Divine Venerable's face could not help but darken somewhat.
After being beaten to the prize by the Human Sect, Blood Sword Venerable, one of the Nine Elders, had received quite the "hospitality" from the Saint upon his return.
Half of one's own disciples and descendants had suddenly been chopped away by someone else—who could stand that? If it had not been for the fact that their own Dao Child truly had great karmic ties with the Human Sect, their Saint would likely have gone to their door to have a proper word with them.
But now was not the time to discuss that. They had to change the subject.
The Divine Venerable said directly, "All right, let's get down to business."
"Eastern Emperor, where is the thing? Did you get it?"
"Yes. We moved the entire grassland away, and we found different individuals within it as well." The Eastern Emperor's expression turned solemn, immediately regaining its seriousness. Although quite a few issues had arisen with the plan itself, they could not forget their original objective.
It was something that, after the Saint's assessment, had been deemed worthy of the Mythical Realm giving up most of the Heavenly Court's resources in order to obtain it.
Though he did not know what use