Dong.
The bell of Azure Underworld Heaven rang like a call from ancient times, becoming a giant hand that stretched across the sky and gripped that foundation spanning thousands of miles tightly in its grasp. It also made the climbing figure pause slightly before turning to look at the guide ahead.
The guiding cultivator grew solemn. He stopped and bowed, chanting respectfully, "Heaven bless the Pei Lineage!"
Only after bowing did the guide turn around and say, "When the Azure Underworld Bell rings, it means a clansman has raised doubts about a Lineage decision and wishes to question the elders."
Then his gaze sharpened.
He looked at the tall cultivator dressed in a dharma robe.
That person naturally bore an extraordinary presence.
Her face was even more breathtaking, like a divine consort or immortal maiden stepping into the mortal world.
Wasn't she Xu Sanniang, who had not returned for a long time?
As though she had long known this would happen, Xu Sanniang said, "That's right. Today, I will face my mother in court and reclaim everything belonging to my Xu family!"
"Lead the way."
The guiding cultivator was astonished. Though impressed by Sanniang's courage, he said nothing more and continued leading them onward.
He had seen the methods of this outsider to the Lineage. Even someone as overbearing as Pei Shaoqi had been effortlessly subdued, half his golden teeth shattered by a single slap.
He was merely a guide. The rights and wrongs within the Lineage had nothing to do with him. He did not wish to meddle, much less waste his breath.
It would be impossible to say that his heart remained unmoved. Yet what he felt even more was curiosity toward such a grand event. He was excited to see someone dare stand forth and challenge the