Lijiang City Guardian Hall.
Murong Yu led a group of elders to the front of the Guardian Hall. Her footsteps halted as she looked toward the hall, one brow lifting slightly as a trace of puzzlement flashed through her eyes.
Everyone else stopped as well and looked at Murong Yu.
"Hall Master, what is it? We're already at the door—why aren't we going in?"
Lianchengzi asked in confusion.
Murong Yu raised a hand to stop him. She seemed to be sensing something. Lianchengzi fell silent, and the other elders stopped as well.
Cui Zai and Guan Hu exchanged a glance. Neither dared step forward to urge her on.
Murong Yu was a rather independent figure on Taichu Peak. She had never involved herself in Taichu Peak's struggles, yet no faction had ever dared target her directly. She had controlled Taichu Peak's Hundred Arts Hall for more than three hundred years.
As such, her prestige within the Hundred Arts Hall was immense. It could be said that the Hundred Arts Hall was impervious to needles and water alike.
Naturally, this was also related to her background. The Murong family had an ancestor, Murong Tiancheng, who was a Spirit Roaming Realm expert with some standing in the Secret Realm. Thus, although Lu Yuanchu, Yan Chenghai, and the others had always wanted to win her over, they did not dare touch her.
Roar!
A faint sound suddenly came from the void. Immediately afterward, a beam of spiritual light shot from the Guardian Hall straight into the sky, stirring the clouds across the nine heavens.
"What powerful fluctuations! It has triggered a heavenly phenomenon... This... is a Profound Understanding Level treasure!"
Yuan Gaofeng's mouth fell open, his face filled with shock. Even his voice had changed. "Who is forging a weapon? A fourth-grade artificer?