Only a few days after settling into a cave abode in Shadow Hall, Night Falcon received a transmission token sealed with special Shadow Runes.
The token carried a deep, obscure aura and an authority that brooked no disobedience. It was clearly a summons from a core member under Elder Black Nether.
Night Falcon dared not delay. After making some simple preparations, he followed the instructions on the token, left the area around Shadow Hall, and headed deep into the core region, toward the territory belonging to Elder Black Nether's faction.
Strictly speaking, Night Falcon had Black Heaven Ancient Clan to thank for being able to infiltrate the clan under his identity. He had managed to secure the support of Elder Black Nether, this towering tree.
Although Night Falcon had never met Elder Black Nether, based on the intelligence from Eastern Region King's Mansion and the information he had casually gathered during his days in Black Heaven Ancient Clan, he had gained a rough understanding of the clan's power structure and factions.
Overall, the strongest members of Black Heaven Ancient Clan were naturally its two Clan Heads, Black Heaven and Black Earth. Both were genuine Saint Grade Heavenly Sovereigns.
However, although Black Heaven and Black Earth were powerful, they were Saint Grade experts with eccentric personalities. As a result, they spent most of their time in seclusion and paid no attention to clan affairs. Thus, most of Black Heaven Ancient Clan's worldly authority was held by the Elder Council.
Those who could enter the Elder Council of Black Heaven Ancient Clan were almost all Heavenly Sovereign-level experts. Elder Black Nether occupied a seat there, and his ranking was quite high.
Elder Black Nether's residence was not a magnificent palace. Instead, it was a cluster of grand yet archaic palaces deep within