"Greetings, Sect Master!"
Yuan Keshan and the others hurried forward to pay their respects.
Centipede Daoist nodded in acknowledgment.
"Sect Master, I am ashamed. This probing mission failed. The other party claimed to be a Territorial Lord of the Golden Sun Gate, here to open up new territory and establish himself as peak lord..."
Yuan Keshan gave a faithful account of everything he had seen and heard.
As Centipede Daoist listened, his expression remained as still as an ancient well. No one could tell what he was thinking. Only after a long while did he say, "This was not your fault. We can only say that heaven willed it."
Yuan Keshan was slightly taken aback. "Heaven willed it..."
"Indeed. Fate truly does make fools of men."
The others could not help sighing as well.
"Who could have imagined that, besides the spirit peak our Heavenly Dragon Gate originally discovered, there was another spirit peak blessed land in this region!"
"Otherwise, the Golden Sun Gate would never have turned its attention here..."
"The Golden Sun Gate's territory is vast. Remote, barren places would never receive much attention."
Their words revealed one thing: within this stretch of barren stars spanning tens of thousands of miles, there was actually another spirit peak blessed land besides Broad Cloud Peak.
That spirit peak blessed land was the foundation upon which they had built their fortunes-Heavenly Dragon Peak!
They had originally thought that, having stumbled upon and occupied this place, they could develop in secret, crown themselves kings of the mountain, and establish their rule over the region as an accomplished fact.
Even if word eventually got out and outsiders coveted its wealth, they would have to take their influence into account.
Yet they had never imagined that this place was already included in the Golden