At the same time that the First Mountain had entered a state of maximum alertness with hundreds of expert guards taking action against intruders.
In the distance, to the northwest of the Sect was the central section where the central disciples are located. While the infiltration of the Shadows into the First Mountain was taking place. Standing at the top of a mountain, was Dalai Zou, one of the most recognized and talented central disciples in the Sect, being among the top 10.
Dalai Zou stood elegantly with his head high, looking arrogantly towards the direction of the 'First Mountain'.
*Wind*
A blizzard of wind blew over the mountain peak and suddenly, a Shadow appeared from the shadows of the trees and stood beside Dalai Zou.
"Young Master, the operation is being carried out..." Said the Shadow.
Dalai Zou simply nodded and looked for the last time in the direction of the 'First Mountain', then turned around and left...
But Dalai Zou was not the only one who was aware of the infiltration of the First Mountain. There were several hidden experts who were aware of this and watched from afar to the First Mountain waiting to see if the patriarch or matriarch act.
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[Moon Torch Pavilion]
The Moon Torch Pavilion was an incredible shining tower that rose through the clouds and gave off an incredible primordial aura that seemed to darken the sunlight, creating an incredibly magical and primordial view. This tower was so incredibly bright and ancient that it seemed to have been created in a very ancient age.
And it was not to be expected, as this tower was created by the first patriarch of the Sect tens of thousands of years ago.
Inside the Moon Torch Pavilion, there was a gigantic stone room in where the Xuan Energy particles were incredibly exuberant to the point of being visible as small shiny particles that floated by the around.
"Fufufu, are you still grumbling?" A beautiful white-haired woman who floated magically in the air asked, while she herself sat in a lotus position and was surrounded by tens of thousands of small particles of light circulating around her.
She was neither more nor less than the Matriarch of the Sect of the Golden Sword!
"That brat who left with Honoka is called Bao Zhang, right?"
"So is, he is the only son of Elder Qiuyue." Replied the matriarch with a funny smile on her charming face.
While listening to the answer, the middle-aged man sitting beside the large stone room with hundreds of old books piled up in a disorder around him, nodded silently and continued reading the old books.
This middle-aged man with a simple appearance, somewhat messy hair, and wearing a simple somewhat old and the worn-out robe was none other than the mysterious Patriarch of the Golden Sword Sect and Honoka's father.
The matriarch named Teng Mei, watched her husband continue to read, and could not prevent a funny smile from forming on her face; she knew her husband very well, so she could easily tell that her husband was in a bad mood knowing that their daughter Honoka had gone to the Zhou Kingdom along with a young man.
The mysterious Patriarch of the Sect was a mysterious and powerful figure who remained ruling the sect of the golden sword for several hundred years.
Both the elders and the disciples of the Sect held great respect and fear for this mysterious figure of great power that protected the sect. In particular, the disciples were the patriarch's greatest worshipers, since they, as young cultivators, could not help but inhale in awe and respect every time the patriarch of their sect and his great deeds of the past were mentioned.
Many stories told that the mysterious patriarch was once the most prominent and prominent disciple of the Sect. Other stories said that the patriarch once fought dozens of incredible desert 'Xuan Beasts', who had tried to invade the sect. But what has stood out most in recent years is the rumor that the patriarch is not far from advancing to the incredible Heavenly Spirit Realm!
The Heavenly Spirit Realm... Just by mentioning it, it causes countless elders and disciples to sigh in wonder and longing. The greatest dream of them all is to someday rise to the heavens and ascend to become a Cultivator of the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
The legend has it that the former patriarch who ruled the Sect thousands of years ago in the past... did not die, but managed to rise to the heavens to become a cultivator of the Heavenly Spirit Realm and then left his position of patriarch to his successor, and left to explore the outside world. Since then, no one else heard from him.
Many say that he died in the outside world, while others say that the former patriarch is still alive and that he managed to surpass the Heavenly Spirit Realm to go to an immortal world beyond what they can imagine. A world that is so distant that it is literally impossible for common cultivators to imagine or reach it unless they succeed in overcoming the Heavenly Spirit Realm.
But the matriarch simply smiled at all those stories legendary and could not help but look at her husband with a charming smile.
'I wonder what the Sect would think if they knew that their mysterious patriarch is nothing more than an overprotective father of their little daughter.' Thinking about this question, the matriarch could not help but laugh when she recalled how in the last few days she had heard her husband secretly curse the young Bao Zhang who stole his daughter.
But it was then that—
* Buooomm~ *
"…!!"
Suddenly, a thunderous alert alarm began to sound throughout the stone room.
The Patriarch and the Matriarch immediately frowned.
"Teng Mei!"
"I'm already on it!" The matriarch responded quickly while extending her arm and a formation that connected with the defensive formation of the sect spread throughout the stone room and was placed on high alert for the possibility of an external enemy attack.
While the patriarch quickly released an incredible 'xuan pressure' that flooded the entire Moon Torch Pavilion and even alarmed many disciples in the distance, who managed to feel the incredible 'xuan pressure' weigh on their bodies.
Without losing a second, the patriarch vanished and appeared high in the sky above the Moon Torch Pavilion and then, shot through the air at an almost undetectable speed, going straight to the first mountain in the distance.
The matriarch waited in the stone room, frowning as the sect's defensive formation operated. She was fully prepared to fully activate the formation if she detected external attacks against the sect.
After a few seconds, she kept watching the outside of the sect through the formation. But did not discover any sign of enemy forces, so she sighed in relief and began to deactivate the defensive formation.
Then a rather loud thunder was heard and the patriarch again appeared in the room with an incredibly serious expression.
Without emotion, the patriarch threw a dead, bloody body onto the floor.
"This is..." The matriarch asked.
"A spy," said the patriarch seriously as he looked at the dead body with icy eyes.
"Did you kill him?"
"I didn't kill him, he killed himself when he saw me arrive. It seems that he was very well trained since he did not hesitate for a second to commit suicide to prevent me from questioning him."
The matriarch also frowned at what her husband mentioned.
But then, the patriarch then withdrew a small crystalline object from his robe and passed it to his wife.
"The intruder brought this with him."
Seeing the object, the matriarch could not help but open her eyes in awe;
"A Jade-Transmitter!"
The patriarch nodded and his expression became even colder and more serious;
"The Jade-Transmitter is only found on the outside. Within the area of the Ruined Region is basically impossible to find a Jade-Transmitter..."
Upon reaching this point, both looked into each other's eyes and could see the seriousness of the matter and that they had reached the same conclusion.
But why would people from outside infiltrate? And what would they look for in a sect that lies at the ends of the outside world?
The answer to these questions, only the patriarch and the matriarch of the Sect would know...