The Dark Sun Evil Venerable forced a low curse through his throat, his voice cold and dry with barely concealed anger and impatience.
"I warned him again and again not to get greedy while lying low, or he'd expose us. But that Myriad Spirits fool wouldn't listen. Damn him!"
Anger surged through the Dark Sun Evil Venerable.
Taiyi City had searched relentlessly for years. Finding a place where an Evil Venerable could hide had been no easy feat.
Now that the Myriad Spirits Evil Ancestor had been exposed, he could no longer stay here either.
At that thought, the Dark Sun Evil Venerable stopped concealing his presence. He swept every living being from the world, then went to find the Myriad Spirits Evil Ancestor and give him a piece of his mind.
Five years ago, seven Evil Venerables had severed their communications and dealt Taiyi City a heavy blow. Afterward, Taiyi City overhauled its territory-wide transmission array and reinforced its spatial links.
Now, messages passed between the main city and every subordinate Small World in real time. There was no longer any danger of communications being cut off completely.
That was why news of the Myriad Spirits Evil Ancestor's appearance, followed by the Dark Sun Evil Venerable's, reached Taiyi Main City almost instantly.
An emergency council was convened in the main city's central hall.
Eight auras at the peak Emperor Realm gathered there, belonging to the powerful figures stationed in Taiyi City.
But the eight were divided into unmistakable factions.
The Ziwei Lineage, led by Great Emperor Zinan, held four seats. It was the core power now governing Taiyi City.
Next came the Xuantian Lineage. Great Emperor Fengyan, Great Emperor Void God, and Great Emperor Dib ei sat together. Their faction still had strength, but it had long since