"So they really did come for our Spring Returning Church!" the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning said with a bitter smile. He paused, then sighed. "After all that trouble! After all that trouble, we finally returned here..." As he spoke, he walked toward the main hall's entrance. Spring Renewal Valley had regained much of its former vitality. Attachment filled his face, and he seemed to recall something, his expression steeped in nostalgia...
A long while passed!
Only then did the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning turn to Alchemy Spirit Child and say, "Pass down my orders. All cultivators are to evacuate immediately and head to the Heavenly Dao Sect!"
"What? Martial Uncle! What about our Spring Renewal Valley?" Alchemy Spirit Child cried out in shock.
"Go! If we delay, it'll be too late!" the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning said coldly, allowing no argument. "The Fire Dragon Palace destroyed our defensive restrictions long ago. Our defenses are far weaker than the Heavenly Spirit Church's. As long as we survive, we can always return!"
"Yes!" Alchemy Spirit Child gritted his teeth and hurriedly answered, then rushed away...
"...!" Gazing at the valley that had regained its vitality, the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning looked utterly reluctant to leave. "Hundreds of years of blood and sweat, all gone just like that..." he murmured.
Suddenly!
A cold glint flashed through the Medicine Venerable of Spring Returning's eyes. "Hmph! Demon Realm! No matter how powerful you are, this old man will still tear a chunk out of you with his teeth...!"
"...!"
Once news of the Heavenly Spirit Church's fall and the destruction of several sects in the Heavenly Spirit Kingdom reached the major sects, some sent messages to the Heavenly Dao Sect to learn the details, while others immediately transferred their cultivators there.