Outside the hall lay a vast square, and beyond it stretched a field of ruins.
Jiang Bei swept his gaze around and quickly found a depression at the edge of the square.
It was shielded by several enormous stone pillars. From outside, it was almost impossible to see what lay within, yet from inside the depression, one could clearly see the gates of Emperor Flame Hall and the square before it through the gaps between the pillars.
The group swiftly hid in the depression, concealing themselves behind the stone pillars.
Jiang Bei held his breath and focused, restraining his aura to the utmost. Li Hongtian, Su Wen, and the others likewise concealed their auras, lying motionless within the depression.
About half an hour later.
Footsteps and voices suddenly drifted over from the distant ruins.
Jiang Bei's gaze sharpened as he looked toward the square through the gaps between the pillars.
More than a dozen figures emerged briskly from the ruins at the far end of the square, heading straight for the gates of Emperor Flame Hall.
The man in the lead was tall, with sharply defined features. He was none other than Qin Xun, deputy sect master of the Treading Spirit Sect!
Behind him followed more than a dozen elders and Deacons of the Treading Spirit Sect.
"The prey has taken the bait," Jiang Bei said softly.
Qin Xun strode up to Emperor Flame Hall in the distance, raised his head to look at the hall, then suddenly threw back his head and laughed heartily. "Hahaha! We've finally reached Emperor Flame Hall! We came all the way here from the entrance of the Heavenly Tomb, passing through so many halls and canyons. At least our efforts weren't in vain!"
After laughing, he swept his eyes around, then turned to a