At the same time.

The True Phoenix Clan, encamped at the foot of Tiandu Mountain, sent people to Tiandu Palace for secret observation over two consecutive days.

After two days.

Ye Wenjun continuously paced back and forth at the entrance of the great hall.

This left the eight protectors extremely anxious.

"Holy Daughter, you are indeed a celestial genius, maintaining such a prolonged enlightenment state. This... how is it possible?" Ye Zhou, worried as an ant on a hot pan, said.

"Logically speaking, the enlightenment state should last a maximum of three days. But... when we ascended the mountain earlier, the Holy Daughter might have already entered the enlightenment state! Historically, the genius with the longest enlightenment state eventually achieved Full Saint status, becoming one of the strongest cultivators... Now the Holy Daughter has been enlightened for so long, there's a high chance she will become a Supreme Full Saint..." Ye Ziqi said.

"If that's the case, we must take the Holy Daughter back no matter what." Ye Yunlai said.

"A Supreme Full Saint… is the highest level of Saint Cultivator... If our True Phoenix Clan has a Supreme Full Saint to oversee..."

No one dared to think further.

While they were discussing countermeasures.

A disciple from the Kunlun Sect hurriedly arrived.

"Report! Seniors! The True Lord has ordered! Tomorrow morning, the Saint Heir of the True Dragon Clan will personally come to Tiandu Mountain to greet the Holy Daughter!"

"What?!!" Everyone was surprised.

"What did you just say, say it again!" Ye Zhou urgently approached.

The person wiped the virtual sweat from his face, tremblingly said, "Seniors... The True Lord said... said that the Saint Heir of the True Dragon Clan will personally arrive at Tiandu Mountain tomorrow morning, the Saint Heir will personally greet the Holy Daughter back."

Upon hearing this.

Everyone looked shocked.

But their expressions soon turned excited.

"Wonderful! The Holy Son has returned!"

"Our True Phoenix Clan finally has hope!"

The eight people displayed a rich variety of expressions.

The True Phoenix Clan and the True Dragon Clan have always been one of the two strongest families since the Ancient Times, frequently engaging in alliances. The way of alliance is just one; every once in a while, when a Saint Heir and Holy Daughter appear, they inevitably will marry and birth children.

The offspring born will be the purest bloodline descendants of the two clans.

Also known as the noblest in lineage.

The two tribes have also continually relied on this method to close relations, extend descendants, and stabilize their positions.

Eight thousand years have passed.

Undergoing the baptism of the Secret Realm, the remaining numbers of the two tribes will surely significantly decrease.

To inherit the tribe's power, only alliances can do it!

During these eight thousand years, the True Phoenix Clan has always been thinking about coming out of the Secret Realm and stepping back onto the native soil.

Finally...

They returned.

However, everything had changed; what was left was unfamiliar.

The True Phoenix Clan wants to return to the position of the past and rebuild the prestige of the past... How can it be so easy?

Modern civilization repeatedly amazes them.

The top-tier weapons have not yet been unveiled...

Even so, even if they possess a Supreme Full Saint, how confident can they be to contend against those super weapons that can even destroy planets?

Therefore.

This return to glory is more complex than any past occasion.

They are taking the matter of the Holy Daughter returning very seriously!

Even if it means facing the worst-case scenario—

If they can't be used for my cause, then destroy them!

...

The following morning.

A round of red sun just slowly rose from the east.

At the foot of Tiandu Mountain, the eight protectors were already waiting respectfully early on.

"Why hasn't the Saint Heir arrived yet?" Ye Zhou didn't sleep well all night, waiting for this day, longing for the Holy Son to come over quickly to obliterate Tiandu Mountain in one fell swoop!

As long as the Holy Son arrives, taking down Tiandu Mountain would be no problem.

The True Dragon Clan is a more formidable presence than the True Phoenix Clan.

The Holy Son has been in the Secret Realm for eight thousand years; how powerful is his strength?

It can be affirmed that it is absolutely not below the Heavenly Mechanism Realm!

"Don't worry, just wait steadily for the Holy Son's grand arrival." Ye Yunlai said.

At this time.

Ye Ziqi slightly frowned and said, "I have a question."

"Hmm?"

"We have been at the mountain foot for two whole days... Even if the Holy Daughter has been in enlightenment, the people of Tiandu Mountain should have taken the opportunity to flee long ago. They just sit on the mountain waiting to die; what is the situation?" Ye Ziqi analyzed.

Everyone showed a confused expression.

"There's another question: the one called Fang Yu is their backbone... Before coming here, it had been investigated; he's the new leader of the Five Great Divine Palaces and Tiandu Mountain... self-styled Emperor Yu!"

"Emperor Yu?"

Ye Zhou sneered, saying, "What nonsense Emperor Yu? In my eyes, he's just trash! He tainted our Holy Daughter... He must be scared, hiding and not daring to come out. This time... I must cut him to pieces! They aren't fleeing, only because they can't let go of these Five Great Divine Palaces! This is an Ancient Relic; if it were me, I wouldn't flee either!"

"What Ye Zhou said makes sense..." others agreed.

However, Ye Ziqi still said:

"No, the Holy Daughter is in enlightenment, and others are severely injured, incapable of fighting again! Looking at this situation... they truly should have fled... The Holy Daughter will wake sooner or later! Wouldn't that make them fish on a chopping block? Therefore, I deduce... there must be another reason!"

Indeed.

Besides Ye Wenjun, others were simply incapable of fighting.

Then why are they still defending the Tiandu Palace?

Either this palace relic indeed holds an irresistible treasure, more important than life! However, if this is so, then initially there was no need to retreat to the mountain; their aim has always been the Holy Daughter!

Or there's another irresistible reason.

What is this reason?

It's really perplexing.

Just as they were pondering, a sound of footsteps came.

The footsteps were neither hurried nor slow, strong and rhythmic!

"He's coming!" They are Heavenly Mechanism Realm masters; they can feel the aura of the subject through this sound. That is undoubtedly someone of high status!

The eight protectors ceased discussions, immediately raising their heads neither high nor low, lining up, four on each side respectively.

Soon.

A young man dressed in brocade clothing, seemingly only around twenty-five years old, calmly approached, his brows extremely stable, and his eyes filled with depth.

Eight thousand years...

No matter how the mind of a person might be, it will be tempered to such a degree.

Accompanying the brocade-clad youth were four men wearing purple-red robes, emitting a chilling aura, the purple robes embroidered with Eastern Long Dragons, imposing and startling.

On the left side, there were two guides from the True Phoenix Clan.

"Holy Son! Here, is the foot of Tiandu Mountain… up ahead are the eight protectors of our clan, they heard of your coming and waited specially here!"

This brocade-clad gentleman is precisely the Saint Heir of the True Dragon Clan!

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