But they quickly thought of something. Since Elder Hao and the others came from the Immortal-Spirit Realm, Great Ancestor's disciple might have gone there long ago. But just how old a monster would that make him?
Yet Elder Hao had no intention of explaining. They assumed that after finding the "Soul Prison Clan," Elder Hao had followed the corresponding clues all the way to that Great Ancestor's ascended disciple...
Not long afterward, Li Yan also arrived here. This time, Elder Hao finally looked at Li Yan with a trace of approval.
He had truly feared that Li Yan would prove unreliable again. While he had everyone making preparations, he had actually been buying time for Li Yan.
If every possible preparation had been completed and there was nothing more to prepare, what excuse could he use to delay things further? Would that not be slapping his own old face?
With Li Yan's arrival, Elder Hao immediately announced a grand sacrificial ceremony. He gave Li Yan no more time to prepare, nor did he allow him any room to refuse.
This time, Li Yan did not offer any other excuses. He readily agreed as well, leaving Master Lan staring at him in disbelief...
Naturally, this ceremony was held only within the sect. They would not alert any outside sects. This was, after all, a grand ceremony of a Soul Cultivator sect.
This was not merely a welcome for Li Yan, the inheritor disciple of Great Ancestor. It was also a sacrifice marking Soul-Suppressing Palace's fulfillment of the Three Great Ancestors' last wish—the reunification of the three clans.
Li Yan held the status of an ancestor, so every sect member and disciple had to know that the "Soul Prison Clan" had returned once more.
Without someone of Li Yan's status offering sacrifices