Indignation and grudges filled Ling Dong’s face as he repeated, “Nie Tian!”

As the sectmaster, Zhao Luofeng remained silent.

All of the other Heaven Palace Sect experts’ heads sagged, their faces grim.

Fan Kai let out a deep sigh. “We were wrong. We should have admitted to our failure and accepted the truth when Ning Yang failed his mission, and Nie Tian gathered all three fragmentary star marks.

“But we were too proud to do that back then.

“Now we know that there are certain things that we can’t possibly change. The fact that he had collected all three fragmentary star marks meant he had been acknowledged by the Ancient Fragmentary Star Palace.

“Before, we wished to take those fragmentary star marks from him to turn the situation around.

“However, the fact that he made that palace surface...