Overbearing Alliance Chief

The vast mountain range stretched for thousands of miles, making it truly difficult to locate the exact place. Hearing Xiao Yan's confusion, I smiled faintly, took out a jade token from my Ring of Holding, and casually crushed it.

"There is a Starfall Pavilion Elder gathering information here. I'll call him over now."

After the jade token shattered, I lowered my head to examine the fragments in my hand, deep in thought. This thing could actually be used for communication. I wondered how it worked. If I couldn't create a technology-based mobile phone, then creating a fantasy-style "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman" would work just as well. It would greatly improve communication efficiency, instead of being as backward as it was now!

As for things like "carrier pigeons delivering letters"... that was completely laughable. Did a Dou Emperor or Dou Zong fly faster, or did a pigeon?

Hmm, when I get back, I'll gather the artifact refiners in the Great Love Alliance and form a research team. Rune arts should advance with the times, not remain stagnant, I thought.

A moment later, a figure suddenly shot out from the bone-strewn mountains in the distance. After looking around, he flew toward us, with obvious relief on his face.

He was an old man clad in the azure robes of a Starfall Pavilion Elder. However, he looked somewhat disheveled, as though he had just fought someone—and lost.

"This old man is Hu Changqing. Greetings, Alliance Chief."

Hu Changqing had probably met me before. Without needing the accompanying Starfall Pavilion Elder to introduce me, he came straight over to pay his respects.

My expression turned cold. I stepped forward and straightened his rumpled azure robes. Hu Changqing was immediately at a loss, staring at me in confusion. I said nothing else, only asked