The silver-haired woman also strode into the hall and stood behind Patriarch Ao Xiao, completely ignoring everyones bewildered eyes.
The white-haired elderly swept his spiritual sense toward the woman to find that she was a late-Spatial Tempering Stage demonic cultivator, and he couldnt help but ask, May I ask who this is?
This is my granddaughter, Ling Long. You may not have met her before, but Im sure youve heard of her, Patriarch Ao Xiao replied.
A hint of surprise flashed through the elderly mans eyes upon hearing this, and he said in a polite manner, Oh, its Fairy Ling Long, please forgive me for my rudeness.
Indeed, this woman was none other than Silvermoon, who had parted ways with Han Li in the human world over 1,000 years ago.
Of course, this Silvermoon was different from the Silvermoon of the past, she had fused the split soul and possessed the complete soul of Silvermoon.
Everyone else was also rather surprised to hear who this woman was.
The holy island held a very special status among both the human and demon races, so the beings on the island naturally paid close attention to the seven demon monarchs that ruled over the demon race.
Fairy Ling Long was Wolf Monarch Tian Kuis concubine, and she had once been sealed in the human world for many years. All of the elders of the holy island had heard about how her relationship with Wolf Monarch Tian Kui had become rather strained following her return to the Spirit Realm, even though this was only the first time that they had met her.
Silvermoon paid no heed to this and merely stood in silence behind Patriarch Ao Xiao with her head slightly lowered.
Senior Ao Xiao, to what do we owe this pleasure? Have you recovered from your last tribulation transcendence? the red-haired man asked in a respectful manner.
My last tribulation transcendence was indeed a bit of an ordeal, but after resting for so many years, Ive already completely recovered. Otherwise, I wouldnt have appeared here. As for why I came to the holy island, I was naturally invited here by Fellow Daoist Mo, Patriarch Ao Xiao said with a faint smile.
Does this mean youve already met Senior Mo? Thats fantastic news! He also fell completely into obscurity after leaving the holy island all those years ago, and weve been very concerned about him, the clean-shaven man said as an ecstatic look appeared in his eyes.
Hehe, hes not even as old as I am, theres no need to be concerned for him. Alright, I wont waste any further time with my rambling. On this occasion, I was asked to come here by Fellow Daoist Mo to deliver a message for him, and also to remain on the island for a while, Patriarch Ao Xiao said.
The clean-shaven mans heart stirred upon hearing this, and he asked in a respectful manner, What message does Senior Mo have for us?
Fellow Daoist Mo recently received news that the location of the holy island seems to have been leaked to the Elder Devil Race. The devilish army currently doesnt possess the power to pose a threat to the holy island yet, but we still have to take some precautions just in case. The holy island holds an extremely important status in our two races, if something were to happen to this place, morale would plummet to an unsalvageable degree, Patriarch Ao Xiao said as a grim look appeared on his face.
The location of the holy island has been leaked again? But thats impossible! The holy island only just teleported to a new location, it wont be able to teleport again in the near future, one of the Body Integration Stage beings present exclaimed.
Theres no need to panic, Ill be here to hold down the fort. The fact that the location of the holy island was leaked again in such a short time indicates that a devilish spy has most likely infiltrated the island. However, the spy shouldnt be very troublesome to track down, we just have to investigate all of the people who have entered the island since the commencement of the devilish tribulation to find the culprit, Patriarch Ao Xiao said in a cold voice.
The white-haired elderly mans heart jolted upon hearing this, and he hurriedly cupped his fist in a salute as he said, Ill organize some people to conduct an investigation right away.
Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded in response, and after a brief pause, he said something that came as quite a surprise to everyone. The other message that Fellow Daoist Mo wanted me to relay is that we need to adjust the countermeasures weve originally prepared against the devilish army.
Why is that? Those countermeasures are all powerful trump cards that took us and Senior Mo over 100 years to devise, surely there wont be any issues with them, the elderly woman asked.
This is most likely a decision that Fellow Daoist Mo made after meeting the Grand Ascension Stage fellow daoists of the other races. I presume he mustve identified some fallacies in the original countermeasures that had been prepared through his communication with those fellow daoists. Rest assured, this doesnt require everything to be torn down and redone anew, only two or three of the countermeasures will need to be adjusted, Ill disclose the specific details to all of you later. Coincidentally, one of the adjustments that need to be made makes the Pipe Dream Stone Spirit redundant as Fellow Daoist Mo has already decided to substitute it with something else. This substitute will only produce a better effect than what it originally wouldve been, and Ive brought the substitute along with me. Patriarch Ao Xiao flipped a hand over as he spoke to produce a jade vial, which he tossed toward the white-haired elderly man.
The elderly man caught the box before removing the lid in a befuddled manner, upon which a stunned look appeared on his face. This is…
Patriarch Ao Xiao raised a hand to cut the elderly man off. If you know what it is, then keep it to yourself, its best to have as little people know about this thing as possible for now.
The other holy island elders were quite curious about what was in the box, but it was naturally inappropriate for them to pry into such matters.
The elderly man hurriedly gave an affirmative response before carefully stowing the jade box up his sleeve.
The elderly woman hesitated momentarily before asking, By the way, Senior, have you heard that theres a chance the three devilish patriarchs could descend into our Spirit Realm?
I have indeed heard of this, and it was Fellow Daoist Mo who informed me of this in person, Patriarch Ao Xiao replied in a calm manner.
His calm display instilled everyone in the hall with a lot of confidence, and a hint of elation appeared in the elderly womans eyes as she asked, Does this mean youve already thought of a countermeasure against them, Senior?
As opposed to giving a definitive response, Patriarch Ao Xiao waved a hand, and replied in a nonchalant manner, Hehe, even the average Sacred Ancestor has to expend a vast amount of power to get their true body to descend into the Spirit Realm, let alone the three devilish patriarchs, it wont be that easy for them to make their way into this realm. Its still too early to be discussing something like this, we can consider it after we deal with the current threat posed by the devilish army.
All of the Body Integration Stage beings present were left exchanging befuddled glances upon hearing this.
The white-haired elderly man cleared his throat and gave the red-haired man a meaningful look.
The red-haired man seemed to have been reminded of something upon seeing the elderly mans silent signals, and he hurriedly changed the subject. Indeed, its still too early to be discussing the three devilish patriarchs. Would you like to hear about some of the specific measures weve prepared on the holy island, Senior Ao Xiao? There are some issues that were unable to resolve, and well require a verdict from you.
A hint of a smile appeared on Patriarch Ao Xiaos face as he nodded in response. Sure, go ahead.
Firstly, in order to deal with those low-grade devilish beasts, weve been nurturing an army of spirit beasts, and that army is basically complete. Weve also begun breeding some ferocious insects with shorter lifespans, and they should just about reach maturity once our final battle against the devilish army commences. Also, in order to refine those Profound Heavenly Holy Artifacts, weve moved all of the tool refinement masters of our human race onto the island, and they should be able to begin refining the treasures in about half a year. The only matter of concern is that there are several types of materials that are still yet to be delivered to the island, and theyll only be able to get to us after passing through several areas currently controlled by the devilish beings. Hence, we have to decide on someone to send out to receive the materials. I suggest…
The red-haired man seemed to be responsible for taking care of all general matters on the island, and Patriarch Ao Xiao listened in silence to his report. His expression remained completely unchanged, but the contemplative look in his eyes suggested that he was considering all of the matters that were being raised.
After the red-haired man finished, some of the other people in the hall also stepped forward to report some other matters.
Only after two hours had passed did everyone finish delivering their reports.
After hearing what everyone had to say, Patriarch Ao Xiao didnt make a single decision. Instead, he suddenly rose to his feet with a smile, and said, It sounds like youve all done quite well. These are all matters that you can take care of on your own, theres no need for an old geezer like me to go around barking orders. Im rather weary from my journey to get here, so Ill be going to rest now.
Everyone else exchanged a few wide-eyed glances upon hearing this.
The red-haired man was the first to react, and he hurriedly rose to his feet before extending a respectful bow. In that case, please allow me to organize a place for you to stay, Senior.
Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded before making his way out of the hall in an unhurried manner, followed closely by Silvermoon.
Only then did everyone else in the hall react to the situation, and they all stood up to bid Patriarch Ao Xiao farewell.
Just as Patriarch Ao Xiao had made it to the entrance of the hall, a thought seemed to suddenly occur to him, and he turned back before pointing at two of the people in the hall as he said, By the way, you two, come and see me later, I have something to discuss with you.
The people that he had pointed to were the white-haired elderly man and a tall and thin man who had barely spoken at all.
The two of them faltered slightly before hurriedly giving an affirmative response.
Patriarch Ao Xiao nodded before departing from the hall, and as soon as he left, a middle-aged woman who appeared to be in her forties turned to the tall and thin man before asking, Do you know Patriarch Ao Xiao, Fellow Daoist Xu?