Chapter 845: Challenge
"Failed?!"
"Zhao Wudao is dead, and the Sacred Weapon, the Mystic Severing Blade, was lost as well."
Half-kneeling within the stone hall, the cultivator trembled as he reported the intelligence he had received.
As he spoke, he lowered himself even further, as though praying for the cultivator seated above to show great mercy.
The cultivator on the high seat was half-concealed in shadow, neither pleased nor sorrowful. His voice was as cold as blades. "Tell Lü Xinhou to come see me!"
"Reporting to Hall Master, Lü Xinhou has long since hidden himself back in the Supreme Sacred Palace."
"Damn it!"
The high cultivator known as the Hall Master flew into a rage.
The moment his terrifying pressure and spiritual aura erupted, heaven turned cold and earth froze.
"Who killed Zhao Wudao?"
"Lü Xinhou said it was a red-haired cultivator." As he spoke, the cultivator presented a jade slip.
As mana flowed into it, the jade slip projected the tall figure of a red-haired man. His blackish-red eyes gazed calmly ahead, meeting the eyes of the cultivator seated upon the high throne.
"It's him!"
The cultivator on the high seat spoke in utter surprise.
"I understand."
The cultivator waved a hand, signaling that the man could withdraw.
Only after the hall was empty did he take out a jade talisman and say, "The artifact spirit treasure has appeared again. Investigate the circumstances of that day thoroughly."
"Yes."
Sea Whale Gang.
Inside a lavish palace hall.
Pale flesh piled into rolling waves.
White, naked bodies lay sprawled limply across the carpet.
Beneath the gauze curtains' shadows, figures could still be seen moving atop long, slender forms.
"Reporting to Gang Master, a cultivator has challenged you."
The cultivator outside the hall bowed through the closed doors, using the formation's