The Second Ancestor's face was also incredibly ashen, his eyes filled with a ferocious intent.
He abruptly stood up and said in a deep voice, "The news is absolutely true. Make the arrangements immediately. Activate the sect's protective formation right now. All elders and disciples, prepare for a do-or-die battle!"
The Second Ancestor's voice was extremely serious, and his tone was extremely decisive.
Since he had not received news of the First Ancestor's demise, his first thought was not to escape, but to fight with his back against the wall and hold out until the First Ancestor returned.
If he had known that the First Ancestor was dead, he probably wouldn't have made this decision.
Of course, once the Carefree Holy Land activates its protective formation, it will be extremely troublesome. Even if the Ancient Desolate Holy Land is full of powerful figures, it will not be an easy task for them to break in.
"Yes! I'll do it right away!"
"As the ancestor commands!"
Upon hearing this, the high-ranking members of the Carefree Holy Land immediately stood up and went out to make arrangements.
The Second Ancestor then looked at the other three Ancestors and said in a low voice, "Immediately activate the secret agents and contact those vassal forces."
"Immediately launch an operation against the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, especially against that Ye Xuan. If we can kill him, the Carefree Holy Land will reward him handsomely."
"At the same time, contact that person at Listening to Rain Tower and tell him about the Lin Clan's destruction. He'll probably take some action!"
"Good!"
Upon hearing this, the three patriarchs all nodded in agreement.
Without the slightest hesitation, they also quickly got up and left.
The destruction of the Lin Clan and the deaths of their two patriarchs made them feel uneasy and threatened once again.
Therefore, they made this decision immediately, just in case, to prevent the powerful figures from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land from attacking.
They were also puzzled as to why the First Ancestor and Gu Ran hadn't appeared. Could it be that they had obtained some fortuitous opportunity in the Xuanyuan Mystic Realm and were currently in seclusion?
This is the only explanation.
Because they simply didn't believe that anyone could kill the First Ancestor in the secret realm.
Let alone the powerful figures from the Eastern Wasteland, even those from outside would have absolutely no chance of killing the First Ancestor.
No one knew better than them the terror of the First Ancestor.
If the First Ancestor were so ruthless, how could he have survived to this day?
Moreover, even if they were outmatched, escaping would be entirely possible; there was no way they would perish.
This is also a misconception in the thinking of the patriarchs of the Carefree Holy Land.
They only knew how terrifying the First Ancestor was, but they were unaware of Ye Xuan's extraordinary abilities and Han Bingning's terrifying power.
It should be noted that Han Bingning forcefully suppressed Gu Ran, the Holy Master of the Carefree Holy Land, in Chuzhou City, and even crippled him.
If Han Bingning hadn't fought Gu Ran, who would believe Han Bingning possessed such strength?
They hid it too well!
As the Second Ancestor issued his orders, the entire Carefree Holy Land quickly sprang into action.
With full preparations underway, the atmosphere became tense and oppressive.
In just a few seconds, a rumbling sound rang out, and the protective formation of the Carefree Holy Land slowly began to activate.
However, just as the grand formation of the Carefree Holy Land began to activate, but had not yet fully unfolded—
"Hahaha, these bastards from the Carefree Holy Land are indeed alert, they're actually going to activate the sect's protective formation! Attack them!"
"Hehehe, trying to activate the sect's protective formation? Dream on! Luckily, I arrived early, otherwise things would have been very difficult!"
"Let's work together and smash their not-yet-fully-opened tortoise shell!"
A burst of wild laughter suddenly echoed from the void, and the next moment, eight incredibly powerful figures shot out from that void.
Each of these eight powerful figures possessed an aura that was terrifyingly vast and boundless!
The terrifying, boundless, and violent aura compressed the very space, causing it to rumble and groan.
The void trembled, and the world changed color!
One of the figures stepped forward, like a god, and threw a punch at the activated sect-protecting formation.
In an instant, boundless Spiritual Qi swept in, and the entire world seemed to freeze for a moment, with a vacuum zone forming in a certain area.
The next moment, a terrifying fist shadow appeared, tearing through the void, as if it were falling from the sky, with boundless momentum.
With a deafening roar, the fist slammed into the half-open protective formation, sending a deafening explosion that swept outwards, causing the formation to tremble violently.
"Hahaha, not bad turtle shell, take another slap from me!"
Almost the instant that figure unleashed a punch, another figure stepped out from another direction, approaching the formation like a cannonball with lightning speed.
He stretched out one hand, and boundless power swept outwards, engulfing all directions.
Above the heavens and earth, an enormous palm print appeared.
The palm print swept across the sky, unleashing a magnificent power, and crashed down upon the great formation once more.
With a loud boom, the array trembled, and its light quickly dimmed.
"Hehehe, you two good-for-nothings are no good, watch me!"
Another wild and unrestrained laugh followed, and another figure quickly appeared, wielding a knife in both hands, and slashed fiercely!
With a whoosh, a dazzling blade of light suddenly burst forth, illuminating all directions, and with a thunderous boom, it struck the great formation.
With a crack, the already dim array finally gave way and shattered completely!
If this grand formation is fully deployed, it will definitely not be so easy for the eight patriarchs to break through it.
But if the grand formation isn't fully deployed yet, then things are different.
Even for a sect like the Carefree Holy Land, it takes time to fully deploy its protective formation; it's not something that can be done immediately just because you want to.
There's no way around it, the area is just too big!
"Hahaha, kill!"
"You bastards from the Carefree Holy Land, I've tolerated you for far too long! Today, none of you will leave here alive!"
"Damn it, after years of lying low, the day has finally come! I'm going to unleash a massacre!"
"Ha ha ha ha--"
After shattering the great formation, the eight patriarchs of the Ancient Desolate Holy Land, laughing maniacally, rushed into the Carefree Holy Land like lightning.
Within the Carefree Holy Land, countless elders and disciples watched this scene, their faces turning deathly pale.
The sect's protective formation hadn't even been fully activated yet, and the powerful figures from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land had already broken in?
At this moment, countless cultivators from the Carefree Holy Land were terrified and their hearts trembled violently!
Even those powerful figures at the Divine Emperor Realm were resolute, their hearts filled with fear and horror.
Carefree Holy Land.
The Second Ancestor had just finished making arrangements and hadn't even had a chance to catch his breath when he noticed the commotion outside.
His expression suddenly changed, and he was sent flying in an instant.
They arrived so quickly!
No!
Although he had considered the possibility that powerful figures from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land might come to attack, it was only a thought.
In fact, he still didn't quite believe that the powerful figures from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land would actually dare to attack.
But now, not only have powerful figures from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land arrived, but they've also come at an astonishing speed.
In that instant, he had a bad feeling.
Could it be that something happened to the First Ancestor?
Otherwise, how dare the Ancient Desolate Holy Land be so audacious?
However, he soon found himself with no time to think about it anymore.
Because the two Ancient Desolate Holy Land ancestors had already locked onto him, their figures broke through the air and quickly attacked him.
A thunderous roar erupted instantly, and the three of them quickly engaged in a fierce battle.
The sky collapsed and the earth cracked; the sun and moon were dimmed!
Meanwhile, in several other locations, the other three patriarchs of the Carefree Holy Land were also entangled, and the two sides engaged in a fierce battle.
Eight against four, two against one!
At the same time, from the outer perimeter, powerful figures at the Divine Emperor Realm, Divine King Realm, and Spirit Transformation Realm from the Ancient Desolate Holy Land surged in like a tidal wave.
The murderous aura was earth-shattering!