Guidepost

By the stone bridge over the river of fire, the Shared Life talisman in Ouyang Qiang's hand suddenly shattered with a "crack."

"Could Yuan Ming have fallen?" Huangfu Jue said.

"The way this Shared Life talisman shattered differs from the other three. Its host has not fallen; rather, another talisman was crushed," Ouyang Qiang said thoughtfully after carefully examining the talisman in her hand.

When the East Pole Palace members heard that Yuan Ming had destroyed the Shared Life talisman, their expressions all turned somewhat grim.

"What is this Yuan trying to do? He actually dared to destroy the Shared Life talisman!" an elderly man in gray robes wearing an East Pole Palace elder's token snarled.

The other two East Pole Palace elders were also filled with righteous indignation, clamoring to kill Yuan Ming.

They were two middle-aged men, one tall and one short, both wearing silver masks on their faces, their auras rather strange.

"Enough. Stop talking," Ouyang Qiang said, impatience flashing through her eyes as she waved a hand.

Seeing this, the three elders immediately obediently shut their mouths.

"Mother, why did you have Yuan Ming scout the way earlier? This man possesses considerable strength and is also a Fifth-level Array Master. He is actually quite a capable talent," Huangfu Jue said through voice transmission after a slight hesitation.

"This man indeed has some ability, but he is not loyal to East Pole Palace and is absolutely not someone we can use," Ouyang Qiang replied coldly.

"What do you mean?" Huangfu Jue asked, surprise appearing on his face.

"Before coming here, I had people investigate every island lord and elder captured by the Black Fiend Sect. Yuan Ming and Mao Yi had known each other long ago, and just now he was acting all lovey-dovey with Mao Yi.