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“Here’s what we’ll do—seal all information related to this matter. For now, only the two of us should know.”

“Let’s go. First, we need to confirm whether it’s truly Lord Daniel!”

Kaylyn immediately made the most rational decision.

“As for informing Crossbridge Academy… there’s no need to rush.

If it really is that great lord, and he has chosen not to reveal himself, then he must have his own reasons.”

“So we mustn’t act recklessly.”

Hearing Kaylyn’s words, Fayne nodded in agreement.

“Holy Lord, your judgment is wise.”

Kaylyn then recalled how, back when they had first traveled to Blackwater City,

Daniel hadn’t revealed his identity at all.

He had only wanted to hear honest opinions about Riverside City from outsiders.

So this time…

Could it be for a similar reason?

But for now, the most important thing was to confirm his identity first.

“You go to Blue Jade Guild first. I’ll follow shortly.”

“Understood!”

With that, Fayne immediately boarded a ship and sped toward Blue Jade Guild.

Meanwhile, Kaylyn took out her communicator and contacted two individuals.

Soon, a middle-aged man and a young woman appeared before Kaylyn.

At this moment, the three of them could see each other.

The middle-aged man was Icarus Oren—the one who had overseen the expansion of Riverside City long ago.

The young woman was Cyr,

formerly the Saintess of the Spirit Beast Sect.

“What is this about, Kaylyn? Does the White Lotus Holy Lord have some urgent matter that requires our presence?”

Cyr looked at Kaylyn with narrowed eyes.

Perched on her shoulder was a small bird.

“The sun must be rising from the west today.

I don’t recall any recent disputes between us.”

Her tone carried a hint of mockery,

clearly indicating that her relationship with Kaylyn was less than amicable.

As for Icarus, he spoke in a cold voice:

“I have no interest in your quarrels. If there’s nothing urgent, I need to return to oversee matters in Artisan’s Sanctuary.”

Seeing their attitudes, Kaylyn sighed.

Back when the three of them had first come to this place,

there hadn’t been any major conflicts.

In fact, they had once fought side by side as close allies.

But over the past few thousand years,

small disputes had gradually escalated.

And as time passed, those tensions deepened.

Now, they were barely more than strangers.

In truth, there was no real personal animosity between them.

Most of their issues stemmed from conflicts between their factions,

which had inevitably created a rift between them.

Kaylyn could only sigh helplessly.

“The pointless struggle between our sanctuaries needs to stop.”

“Oh? That’s easy for you to say.

Fine, then return the territory you took from us!

And as for Artisan’s Sanctuary, they need to stop hunting spirit beasts.

Then we’ll talk.”

“Our materials require those beasts.

That’s not up for negotiation.”

“Not up for negotiation?

Then forget it!

We’ll go our separate ways!”

“Enough! Stop arguing!”

Seeing the situation escalating, Kaylyn quickly interrupted.

“Listen—that great lord has returned!”

The moment Kaylyn said this,

both Cyr and Icarus snapped their gazes toward her.

“Wait… who did you just say?”

Cyr hesitated, her mind already forming a possible answer.

But she couldn’t believe it.

Ten thousand years had passed.

How could that great lord possibly have returned?

They had searched everywhere back then…

At that moment, Kaylyn revealed a portrait in her hand.

“If he knew what’s happening here,

what do you think he would say?”

“Kaylyn… You better not be joking about this!

Lord Daniel…?

How could that be?”

Cyr stared at the image,

her expression complicated.

“Do you think I would joke about something like this?”

Kaylyn countered.

“Lord Daniel… has truly returned?”

Hearing this, Icarus was overcome with emotion.

No one had hoped for Daniel’s return more than he had.

“I don’t have absolute certainty yet.

But I’ve already sent someone ahead to confirm.”

Kaylyn then explained everything that had happened so far.

When they learned that someone had pretended to be the 5-Element God King,

their doubts vanished.

This had to be Daniel.

Because aside from Daniel,

who else would do something like that?

“Oh no… oh no…!”

Suddenly, Cyr’s face turned pale.

“If that’s really him, then he’s going to find out that I haven’t managed the spirit beasts properly!

I need to hurry back and deal with those unruly ones immediately!”

“Damn it, he’s already back…

That means he probably knows everything by now!

It’s too late!

It’s completely too late!”

At this moment, Cyr no longer had her previous cold demeanor.

She panicked like a helpless little girl.

“Hahaha!

I knew it—there was no way Lord Daniel could have died so easily!

He’s back!

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Maybe he can even help me break through to a higher level in forging!”

Back then, it was Daniel’s blueprints that had inspired Icarus,

allowing him to reach his current mastery.

“You’re laughing?!

Your Artisan’s Sanctuary has plenty of things that he hates the most!”

“It doesn’t matter.

As long as Lord Daniel is back,

I will accept any punishment he gives me!”

…Actually, that made sense.

Hearing Icarus speak, Cyr started to calm down.

But…

She was still worried.

Back then, Daniel had so much faith in her.

But…

She hadn’t lived up to his expectations.

“You two… shouldn’t get ahead of yourselves yet.

We haven’t confirmed that this person is truly Lord Daniel!”

Kaylyn looked at the two and warned them.

“It has to be him!

That’s exactly the kind of thing he would do!”

“Agreed.

This is definitely something only Lord Daniel would do.”

Seeing their absolute confidence,

Kaylyn hesitated for a moment before asking:

“Then… should we go meet Lord Daniel?”

“He’s currently inside Blue Jade Guild, under White Lotus Sanctuary.”

“Yes! We must go!”

The other two spoke in unison.

“Alright, but according to my sources,

Lord Daniel just entered a secret realm to begin seclusion.

So we have some time to prepare.”

Hearing this, Cyr let out a sigh of relief.

“Good… That means I still have time to fix some things in my sanctuary.

That way, he won’t scold me as much when he sees me.”

“Exactly.

As long as we admit our mistakes and act sincerely,

Lord Daniel won’t blame us too much.”

Icarus agreed.

Daniel had always been like that.

If someone made a mistake,

the key was owning up to it and correcting it.

As long as they were honest,

there wouldn’t be an issue.

Hearing their words, Kaylyn sighed.

“You two are being too optimistic.

Have you already forgotten why the three of us came here in the first place?”

The moment she said this,

both Cyr and Icarus fell silent.

They had…

Forgotten the most serious matter.

The next moment,

the three of them simultaneously looked toward the distance.

This place…

Was still filled with the remnants of destruction.

“Lord Daniel… must have already learned the truth.”

“If he really knows… then there’s no way he would have allowed that event to happen.

After all, that was his daughter.”

“Then… should we tell Lord Daniel about what happened?”

Cyr asked.

The three fell into complete silence.

No one wanted to be the first to speak.

Finally, Icarus broke the silence.

“We must tell Lord Daniel the truth.”

“But… something changed within the academy.

We don’t know exactly what happened.”

“We can’t just tell him…

that Miss Rose suddenly lost control and destroyed multiple worlds with a single sword strike, can we?”