Yun Long's expression did not change in the face of Lu Ping'an's words. He remained as calm and composed as ever.
His tranquil gaze swept over Lu Ping'an, as well as Lin Chang'an and Chen Pingping beside him, who wore similarly inquisitive expressions.
These three elders of Foundation Establishment Families represented a force in Nanchuan Commandery that could not be overlooked.
Yun Long already understood seven or eight parts of their intentions.
"Since Elder Lu is in such a mood."
Yun Long's voice was even and unhurried, devoid of the slightest hint of hostility.
"Then Yun shall accompany you."
Before his words had faded, Vajra Primordial Qi surged through his body.
In an instant, nine condensed streams of golden qi, solid as substance, roared forth from within him.
The nine streams of Vajra Primordial Qi rapidly intertwined in midair, winding around one another with a fine, resonant hum.
Countless profound runes flickered into existence within the golden light, sketching the outline of an ancient and majestic bell.
Runes flowed endlessly across the bell's surface, radiating an indestructible, weighty aura.
Yun Long extended his right index finger and lightly flicked the Golden Bell floating in the air.
"Clang!"
A deafening bell chime, like divine thunder exploding above the nine heavens, instantly spread throughout Evergreen Valley.
The soundwaves rolled vast and mighty, yet were deftly confined within a certain range, leaving the lower-cultivated cultivators nearby unharmed.
After the bell rang, the Golden Bell abruptly blazed with light.
It first expanded sharply, as though it intended to shroud the entire courtyard beneath it.
Then, beneath everyone's horrified gazes, it swiftly shrank until it was no larger than a palm, incomparably nimble.
Such mastery—growing or shrinking at will, deploying and recalling it with a mere thought—held every cultivator present spellbound.
The astonishment in the