The Revelation

"Senior Brother?"

He opened the restrictions of the cave abode.

The cave abode's master cried out in surprise.

Then he said joyfully, "Why has Senior Brother returned? When did you get back? You haven't gone to pay respects to Master yet, have you? I never expected Senior Brother to come straight to this little brother's residence."

Wu Rong stepped aside and invited the visitor through the gates of the cave abode.

"Senior Brother, please come in."

The visitor was none other than Zhou Xinglie, whom he had not seen for a long time and who had been stationed in Great Central City.

Zhou Xinglie smiled and nodded. "Indeed. It has been a long time."

His expression turned serious. "I returned this time because of an urgent matter. Master is refining pills, and the attendant guarding his pill room stopped me. He said that batch of Golden Core Pills would be finished in three to five days."

With a wave of his hand, he commanded beautiful yin souls to clear a low table for the two of them and pour spirit wine. Then they sat knee to knee and spoke at length.

"An urgent matter?"

Wu Rong raised his wine cup, his face full of doubt.

Zhou Xinglie nodded. "Yes. The formation over Ghost Sea has been breached. Spirit talismans could not transmit messages, so I hurried back. Teacher once instructed me to watch over the formation at Ghost Sea."

Zhou Xinglie's expression grew tense. He was now at late Golden Core cultivation; calling him a regional magnate would not be an exaggeration. Yet when faced with such a major matter, it was inevitable that he would feel flustered.

After all, this was something Teacher had entrusted to him. He could not afford to be careless. Especially now that something had