"It is our honor to behold your splendor, my lord."
The Venerable from Azure Heaven Divine Mountain spoke first. Given what had happened in the Hundred Broken Mountains, where this mighty figure suspected to belong to the True Hou had killed a creature from Xiling Beast Mountain without hesitation, destroying its Sacred Artifact along with it, he dared not show any disrespect.
Seeing someone speak first, the Venerables from Immortal Mountain and the Heaven Mending Sect followed by expressing how "overwhelmed by the honor" they were. This was the Desolate Region, not their home domain. Away from their own territory, they had to read the situation and act accordingly.
"Good. Oh, right, there is one more thing. That person you mentioned earlier was me," Di Yi said, surveying the creatures present.
The Venerables from Azure Heaven Divine Mountain and Immortal Mountain had already had a premonition when Di Yi appeared. Hearing it confirmed now, they immediately felt disaster looming over them.
Just as the Fire Emperor had said, the Fire Kingdom Ancestral Land was sacred ground for the Fire Clan, not for outsiders. He was free to let anyone he wished enter ahead of time.
Although they had shown no hostility when they came to inquire about this matter, their attitude had carried an air of demanding an explanation.
After all, the Fire Clan's ancestral land held the secret to becoming a Deity, which they had never managed to find. How could they tolerate someone else slipping in at the opportunity?
Moreover, the middle-aged man from the Yan Sect had been right about some things. In the eyes of Immortal Mountain and the Heaven Mending Sect, someone entering the Fire Kingdom Ancestral Land early might mean it had fallen under another faction's control, which would be detrimental to their plans.