The Clarify Teachings Golden Immortals all spoke up, their words filled with contempt for the Jie Teachings and joy over this victory.
They seemed to have forgotten that not long ago, on Kunlun Mountain, Qin Mu had suppressed them so thoroughly they could not even raise their heads, and even their master, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, had been possessed.
One victory had made them arrogant once more.
Only Guangchengzi sat in his place, silently drinking wine, his brows knitting almost imperceptibly.
He felt that something was wrong.
The Jie Teachings' response was far too calm.
The defeat at Three Mountains Pass and Kong Xuan's severe injury were a tremendous humiliation for the Jie Teachings.
Yet from the moment it happened until now, aside from the Great Shang army's routine retreat, the Jie Teachings had not taken a single forceful retaliatory measure.
That did not fit the Jie Teachings, much less Qin Mu's style of protecting his own to the extreme.
Where there was something abnormal, there had to be something sinister at work.
A faint sense of unease rose within Guangchengzi's heart.
Just then, Ji Fa spoke again. Though he was smiling, a trace of barely noticeable worry flashed through his eyes.
"Deputy Sect Master, esteemed immortals."
Ji Fa's voice silenced the noisy hall.
"Three Mountains Pass has fallen, and Great Shang's gates stand wide open. Our army can now advance without obstruction and press straight toward Sishui Pass."
"However..." Ji Fa paused, his tone growing grave. "I fear that after suffering such a great loss, the Jie Teachings will never let this go. In the next battle at Sishui Pass, they may... they may send a true Saint to descend."
Saint!
Those two words were like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguishing the fervent atmosphere in the hall.