Dragon Holding Great Hall.
More than a dozen Chief Elders from other halls had gathered here.
"Martial Uncles, something seems to have happened to my Master. She has yet to emerge from the Inner Hall."
"Please, Martial Uncles, go to the Inner Hall and investigate."
The chief disciples of Dragon Holding Hall bowed and formally made their request to the Chief Elders.
"Oh? That girl Ye Lan has not emerged from the Inner Hall?" The Chief Elders frowned slightly.
"Mm... let Old Man take a look."
A middle-aged Elder in purple robes curled his lips into a faint smile, looking somewhat expectant as he immediately sent out his senses.
This Elder's surname was Qin. He had long coveted Ye Lan's figure, and he had previously revealed his intentions to her, only for Ye Lan to ignore him.
Now that he had such a legitimate excuse to inspect the place openly, he naturally would not let this opportunity slip by.
He formed hand seals, muttered an incantation, and slowly closed his eyes.
Before long, a phantom soul projection of his consciousness left his body, drifting out of Dragon Holding Great Hall and speeding toward the Inner Hall.
Very soon, it was stopped by the restriction covering the Inner Hall and could not enter.
Seeing this, Elder Qin, who sat in Dragon Holding Great Hall with his eyes closed, formed hand seals again and chanted a spell. The soul projection before the Inner Hall immediately attempted to break the restriction before it.
Yet the restriction was powerful. After Elder Qin worked at breaking it for a long while, not only did he achieve little, he nearly suffered a backlash.
Unwilling to accept this, he formed hand seals again and chanted an even stronger spell, intending to smash through it by force.
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