Mystic Crane Island, the ancestral home of the Mystic Crane Clan.
At the island's southeastern corner stood a palace built from cyan jade. The three characters "Mystic Crane Hall" were written in large letters on the plaque.
The doors of Mystic Crane Hall stood open. A full-figured green-skirted woman sat in the seat of honor, her hair coiled into a bun and adorned with golden hairpins. Judging from the terrifying Spiritual Pressure she radiated, she was clearly an Integrated Body Middle Stage Cultivator.
Feng Qing, the leader of the Mystic Crane Clan.
The former leader of the Mystic Crane Clan had been an Integrated Body Late Stage Cultivator, but had died beneath the Fifth Grand Heavenly Tribulation. Feng Qing had only recently taken over and had kept it secret from the outside world.
A short and stout old man in azure robes, a burly golden-robed man, and a purple-skirted woman with exquisite features sat to one side. The auras of the three were considerably stronger than Feng Qing's—they were all Integrated Body Late Stage Cultivators.
"Madam Feng, this fellow Daoist looks rather unfamiliar. I've never seen him before."
The golden-robed man's gaze fell on the gold-robed elder, and he spoke curiously.
Halangtai, the leader of the Barbarian Race.
"That's right. I didn't see this fellow Daoist during the previous battle either."
The purple-skirted woman wore a perplexed expression.
Tong Yan, the leader of the Chi Race.
"Let me introduce you. This is Fellow Daoist Feng Xuan. He comes from the Qing Li Sea Region and isn't a member of our Mystic Crane Clan. However, he doesn't have a good relationship with the Human Race either. If not for the Human Race cultivators, he wouldn't have ended up drifting to the Azure Sea."
Feng Qing explained.
"We suffered considerable losses in