The heart that had been hanging in suspense finally settled.

But the Third Ancestor's face was still dark, because now that the gate was flickering, it meant there was no one left in the Holy Land.

"What on earth happened?"

The Third Ancestor swept these people with a cold gaze, but these Royal Family youngsters were all bewildered, completely not understanding what he was asking about.

"Shi Lin, did something big happen inside the Holy Land?"

"No, Third Ancestor, there wasn't the slightest movement. What's wrong?"

'Shi Lin' looked puzzled as she slowly descended from midair.

"Hm?"

Where's that brat? Li Mu was puzzled. With his strength, it was impossible for him to have had an accident inside the Holy Land.

Could he be hiding amongst these people?

He immediately probed carefully, but didn't discover the slightest trace.

"Nothing?"

The Third Ancestor's brows furrowed tight, and at that moment Shi Lin's foot landed on the bluestone floor of the main hall.

Suddenly!

"Rumble..."

The giant stone in midair shook violently, and at the same time cracks appeared one after another, as if it was about to shatter.

"What?"

The Third Ancestor was stunned. How could this be? The Holy Land is going to break?

"Boom!"

In an instant he arrived a single step from the giant stone, Spiritual Power in his body pouring out like a tidal wave. At the same time he shouted with all his strength, "Boss, Second, come out of seclusion at once, the Holy Land is about to collapse!"

The Stonemason was dumbfounded.

The Royal Family members below were dumbfounded as well.

Even 'Shi Lin' was dumbfounded.

Only Li Mu cast his gaze toward 'Shi Lin'. So it's you!

But why hadn't he sensed it just now?

However... that wasn't important!

The hand in his sleeve gave a light pinch, and a Jade Scroll hidden in his palm instantly shattered.

At the same time, in a certain place within the royal city, Li Fu's expression suddenly trembled.

"This is....."

At last, he had finally waited for this moment.

Meanwhile, in the main hall, two figures appeared beside the giant stone.

"Boom!"

The two of them erupted at the same time, Spiritual Power pouring into the giant stone as they tried to stabilize the collapsing Holy Land.

"What happened?"

The black‑clothed old man barked harshly. He was the Stone Race's Second Ancestor, who had been at a critical point in seclusion and had never expected such a matter to occur, forcing him to break out.

"I don't know!"

"Hundreds of clansmen died in the Holy Land. After they came out, this situation suddenly appeared!"

"Outrageous!"

The Second Ancestor was furious. The Holy Land had been stable for so many years, how could it suddenly start collapsing?

"Silence!"

The white‑robed Great Ancestor snapped coldly, his gaze grave as he stared at the giant stone. Even with the three of them going all out, they could barely maintain it, and the three of them couldn't possibly keep this up forever.

His gaze swept downward, and with a wave of his hand all the newly nurtured Crystal Stones flew toward the Holy Land's giant stone.

They watched as the Crystal Stones slowly merged into the giant stone, and the cracks that had appeared began to mend at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"What's going on?"

Chen Xuan asked the Spiritual Liquid in his Dantian. The moment his foot had landed in the main hall, the giant stone had reacted like this.

Clearly it had something to do with it.

"I don't know either."

The Spiritual Liquid spoke, just as dumbfounded.

It hadn't done anything!

If it wanted to make a move on the Holy Land, it would have done it inside; why bother with all this trouble?

"Then why?"

Chen Xuan frowned slightly as he looked up at the sky. The three Stone Race Ancestors were going all out to repair the Holy Land, and with those Crystal Stones, the previous cracks were slowly being mended.

"Not enough!"

The Great Ancestor shouted coldly, then reached out with a large hand and grabbed all the Royal Family members below toward the giant stone.

"No..."

"Great Ancestor... spare us!"

"No..."

Earlier, when the Great Ancestor had forcibly taken away their Crystal Stones, they had been dissatisfied, but faced with his intimidating might, they hadn't dared say a word.

Now he was actually going to use them to repair the Holy Land's giant stone.

One by one they began to plead bitterly.

But the Great Ancestor paid them no mind at all. In his eyes, the Holy Land was far more important than they were.

"Boom!"

With a single punch, Chen Xuan broke free in an instant.

"Shi Lin, how dare you!"

"Great Ancestor, I beg you to spare Shi Lin. She is the most outstanding of this generation of my Stone Race. Third Ancestor, please help plead for her!"

The Stonemason immediately opened his mouth to beg.

At this moment, Chen Xuan, in the guise of Shi Lin, took a step and hid behind the Stonemason.

"That was close!"

These old codgers were really cold‑blooded, directly using their own clansmen for repairs.

"Big Brother..."

The Third Ancestor couldn't bear it and looked to the Great Ancestor.

"No!"

"It's precisely because she's outstanding that her Crystal Stone will be even more effective!"

The Great Ancestor rejected him outright. Even his plea would not be accepted.

Below!

After hearing this answer, the Stonemason's face turned ashen.

"You're still not calling your backer?"

Li Mu's voice sounded in Chen Xuan's ear.

He knew there had to be some big figure of Great Yu behind Chen Xuan, and the only reason he hadn't acted yet was that he'd been waiting. There was nothing he could do: alone he couldn't deal with all three of them.

The Stonemason now turned around, looking sadly at 'Shi Lin'!

His pride and joy of a daughter.

Then he slowly closed his eyes. "Go, everything is for the sake of the Stone Race!"

He was the Craftsman King of the Stone Race, a man of great renown among them, someone even the Human Race was wary of. Yet in the Great Ancestor's eyes, he was nothing at all.

In the Stone Race, they said there were three great Ancestors.

But in truth, there was only one true master, and that was the Great Ancestor. Even the Third Ancestor didn't dare defy his words.

"Alas!"

'Shi Lin' let out a sigh.

Hearing that sigh, the Stonemason's heart twisted in pain. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

"All of this was in your calculations, wasn't it, Li Mu!"

Upon hearing her words, the Stonemason's eyes snapped open and he instantly looked toward Li Mu. "It was you!"

"Hehe!"

Li Mu shook his head with a small smile. "You little thing, isn't cooperating with this old man a good thing?"