Upon hearing Elder Jian's exclamation, the First Elder's face turned green, and he hurriedly rushed towards the direction from which the sound came.
How terrifying is the speed unleashed by a powerhouse at the Great Saint level?
In just a moment, in the blink of an eye, the First Elder had already rushed to Elder Jian's side. After seeing the surroundings clearly, his eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
Ma Dai arrived, followed by his Old Madou, and then by the master of the Holy Maiden Qingquan.
"Master?"
The Holy Maiden Qingquan exclaimed in surprise, her face filled with astonishment.
The First Elder suddenly realized why Elder Jian had made such a heart-wrenching sound; if it were him, the sound would probably have been even more agonizing.
Elder Jian's face was flushed red with anger as he stared intently at Ma Dai, who wore a mocking expression. He exuded boundless murderous intent, as if he were about to kill someone at the slightest provocation.
A fight is out of the question, at least not until the facts are clear.
The First Elder stared at Ma Dai with a grim expression, subtly blocking Elder Jian, who was known for his volatile temper, and asked in a low voice, "Are you playing us?"
How did they get in?
It must be that old geezer Ma Dai knows how to break the restriction, or even a shortcut. Otherwise, how could Ma Dai and the others have flown here out of thin air after all the effort I put into breaking through to this point?
Upon hearing the Grand Elder's words, Elder Jian's anger intensified. His eyes twitched, and his aura surged skyward.
Ma Dai sneered and said, "Where did you get that from, Elder?"
"You clearly know how to break the restriction, yet you still let us in to break it?" Elder Jian sneered, staring at Ma Dai as if he were a dead man.
Ma Dai laughed heartily and said, "I originally thought that people who could break through to the Great Saint Realm would be very smart, but I never expected that you two old geezers would be so useless."
"What do you mean?" The Grand Elder was already prepared to take action.
The Holy Maiden Qingquan looked at the Grand Elder and the others with a strange expression, and asked hesitantly, "It wasn't you who broke the restriction?"
"Wh... what?" The Grand Elder looked bewildered, then, as if sensing something, his expression changed drastically, and he exclaimed in disbelief, "How is this possible?"
Ma Dai curled his lip and swaggered off towards the four mountains, waving his hand and saying, "I never lie. If I say there's no way to break the restriction, then there's no way. Since it wasn't you who broke the restriction here, then it must be your so-called young friend Yang Zhen. Tsk tsk, truly a genius. I really don't know how you evaluate him."
A look of disbelief flashed across the Grand Elder's face. How could he not know that Yang Zhen's talent was unparalleled in history? But... was acknowledging someone's excellence such an easy thing to do?
Even Elder Jian and others had already given Yang Zhen a high evaluation, but it was only at this moment that the two realized that Yang Zhen's talent was even greater than they had imagined.
The Grand Elder's gaze fell upon the Yaoguang Holy Son, whose face was turning red and blue in the crowd. He found him extremely displeasing!
"To be honest, we don't have any fatal hatred towards Yang Zhen!"
The Grand Elder suddenly spoke in a deep voice, startling Elder Jian.
Elder Jian, his face grim, stared at the Grand Elder, then coldly snorted and said, "I have nothing to say!"
Among the crowd, the Yaoguang Holy Son's face was extremely ugly.
How could a sacred site, capable of enduring for tens of thousands of years, be so short-sighted?
Since Yang Zhen is such a prodigy, he has exceeded the judgments of the Great Saint on three separate occasions, which is enough for the Yaoguang Holy Land to spare no expense to win him over.
Such a disciple, if nurtured with great care, would be a true treasure to the Yaoguang Holy Land.
The Third Elder looked at the First Elder with a complicated expression. After hearing the First Elder's words, he understood that the First Elder had already decided to win over Yang Zhen.
That makes sense. The Yaoguang Holy Land had no deep-seated hatred for Yang Zhen, and even its conflict with the Three Mountains Holy Land was nothing more than the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda.
If Yang Zhen is persuaded to become his disciple, wouldn't the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda return to the Yaoguang Holy Land?
The Yaoguang Holy Son's face was ashen, his fists clenched so tightly they cracked, but... he was powerless.
As the Yaoguang Holy Son, he might have some influence within the Yaoguang Holy Land, but that's about it. He has no way to stop the Yaoguang Holy Land from taking over a genius like Yang Zhen.
The Holy Maiden Qingquan glanced at the Yaoguang Holy Son, her eyes filled with a strange expression, as if she were thinking something.
"This matter is entirely under my control!" the Grand Elder suddenly said in a deep voice.
Elder Jian and the Third Elder exchanged a glance and both sighed.
Elder Jian, in particular, looked extremely unwilling, muttering to himself, "Damn it, I can't kill this brat now, really... this kid is infuriating."
The Third Elder chuckled and said, "If Yang Zhen is truly that clever, he will definitely join the Yaoguang Holy Land. In that case, not only will his future be limitless, but with the help of the Yaoguang Holy Land, the Three Mountains Holy Land will also be able to develop rapidly. With the Holy Maiden Hua around, sooner or later another Saintess like the Three Flowers Holy Maiden will appear."
Elder Jian snorted coldly and said, "That still requires the support of the Yaoguang Holy Land. We'll see if that brat Yang Zhen is really smart."
Upon hearing this, the complex expression on Yaoguang Holy Son's face turned completely pale.
Why did mortal enemies become fellow disciples in the blink of an eye?
This... feels a bit frustrating.
The Yaoguang Holy Son is handsome and intelligent. Yang Zhen might refuse to join Yaoguang Holy Land, but if Yaoguang Holy Land were to offer its support to Three Flowers Holy Land, then Yang Zhen would have no reason to refuse.
Unless, Yang Zhen also has a super sect behind him that can rival the Yaoguang Holy Land.
"Now that the barrier has been broken, let's hurry and conquer the Ten Mountains! That kid Yang Zhen has truly surprised me. Even with the Nine Realms Exquisite Pagoda in hand, I didn't have the confidence to break through the Ten Mountains in such a short time!"
The Grand Elder chuckled and said, "Now that I've made the decision to take Yang Zhen Yang Zhen my disciple, the more I think about this kid, the more incredible it seems."
In the Ten Mountains World, Yang Zhen stared blankly at the familiar scene before him, his face filled with disbelief.
In the chaotic and Primordial World, filled with Savage Wilderness atmosphere, an ice coffin radiating a soft glow floated in mid-air. Its near-transparent appearance made it seem as if the Holy Maiden Tianxuan was standing in mid-air.
Upon seeing that pure and beautiful face again, Yang Zhen's heart began to pound wildly for no reason.
It felt familiar, as if I had seen it in countless dreams.
Yang Zhen walked slowly toward the ice coffin with a dazed expression, his gaze never leaving the Holy Maiden Tianxuan, his mind already in turmoil.
Yang Zhen, who had only met Holy Maiden Tianxuan once, felt as if they had known each other for tens of thousands of years.
This feeling gave Yang Zhen a sense of unreality.
Unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality.
Just as Yang Zhen was in a daze, the Holy Maiden Tianxuan suddenly opened her eyes!