High Rock Divine Cave stood as a palace beside the small lake in Strange Stone Forest, somewhat different from the natural rock cavern Su Hao had imagined.
What he could not understand was this: a palace was a palace, so why call it a cave? It sounded impressive, but he did not get it.
Inside the palace of High Rock Divine Cave, three men stood in the center of the main hall. The one at the head had graying hair and beard, his hair woven into an intricate headdress that draped down his back. His eyes were sharp as an eagle's, yet his face was exceptionally serene, inspiring trust at first sight, as though Mount Tai could collapse before him without changing his expression. This man was Feng Jiutai, Sect Leader of Triple-Colored Phoenix Nest, a top-tier Immortal Sect.
The two middle-aged and elderly cultivators standing before Feng Jiutai had crow's feet at the corners of their eyes. They appeared amiable, yet carried an authority that did not need anger, making others afraid to approach. They were Shi Jian, Grand Elder of Triple-Colored Phoenix Nest's Yi Sect, and Shan Jun, Grand Elder of the Zhu Sect.
Sect Leader Feng Jiutai held a strangely shaped stone in his hand. It was entirely crimson, radiating a hazy red glow, like a chipped-off corner from some enormous boulder. He carefully examined the crimson stone before him and let out a long sigh. "We only managed to seize this small piece of Crimson Spring Refining Liquid. The rest was taken by other Immortal Sects, and Nine-Refinement Star Origin Mountain seized the largest piece. What a pity..."
Shi Jian, Grand Elder of the Yi Sect, said with a smile, "Even if it is only this small fragment, such a large piece of Crimson Spring Refining