They rushed to the Sunrise Sacred Land with the greatest speed they could muster. What greeted them was no different from the situation in Radiance.

It was completely empty. Not even the mundane daily necessities had been left behind, let alone anything of value.

“Bastards!” Lightford raged.

He didn’t care that the two sacred lands had been reclaimed. What troubled him was that the divine cultivators stationed here had disappeared as well.

He needed more of them. Things were looking worse and worse for him in this game of chess. It was an incredible frustration.

Upon reflection,...