"Hmph! Go back and consider it carefully. This Seat will return in a few days and hopes to receive a satisfactory answer."
With that, his figure flashed away and vanished.
Nian Shuang, hidden in the shadows, followed close behind, tracking him through his aura.
After an unknown amount of time, the figure arrived at FuGu Sea before darting into Cloud Old Man Island.
Nian Shuang hovered above Cloud Old Man Island, his brows tightly furrowed.
"Cloud Old Man Island? Why does Cloud Old Man Island want to seize the entire Guangcheng Region?"
After pondering for a moment, Nian Shuang also slipped inside.
Following the aura, he trailed the figure to a sect.
It was Lingxu Palace, one of Cloud Old Man Island's three major sects.
"Lingxu Palace? Isn't this supposedly a Righteous Path sect?" Nian Shuang looked at Lingxu Palace below in confusion.
The figure entered Lingxu Palace and headed directly into the Palace Lord Hall.
At that moment, an old man in a purple Daoist robe stood in the hall with his hands behind his back, as though he had been waiting for a long time.
The figure approached him and bowed.
"Greetings, Palace Lord!"
"Mm. How did things go?"
"Reporting to Palace Lord, those ants were unwilling. This subordinate gave them a few days to consider."
"Mm. If they refuse, simply wipe them out! Find new forces to support."
"Yes, this subordinate understands."
This old man in purple robes was Yu Chenzi, the Palace Lord of Lingxu Palace. Though he wore a benevolent expression, he was in truth wildly ambitious and utterly hypocritical.
He used Lingxu Palace's reputation as a Righteous Path sect as a guise, while secretly stirring up trouble behind the scenes. He hid himself deeply.
"Mm, withdraw!"
"Yes, this subordinate takes his leave."
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