Wutai Sect.
Nie Shanshan, her clothes stained with blood and her aura slightly unsteady, hurried into the Assembly Hall and cupped her hands in salute toward He Yuzhou at the head and everyone present.
Seeing that she was wounded, Chu Jinyun frowned slightly and asked with concern, "Shanshan, how are your injuries? How did matters with the Liu Family go?"
"Thank you for your concern, Master. This disciple is fine, only superficial wounds. I merely expended too much true qi."
Nie Shanshan shook her head, then cupped her hands toward the seat of honor. "The pursuit of the Liu Family's main force was rather full of twists and turns. They had indeed made preparations. Along the way, not only did experts from Fengle Prefecture's Tingyu Tower contend for them, but members of the Demonic Sect also provided covert support, attempting to escort away the Liu Family's core disciples and their valuables."
"This disciple fought them several times. Fortunately, when those people from Fengle Prefecture later saw the Demonic Sect appear and realized the gravity of the situation, they turned to join forces with me. Only then were we able to repel the Demonic Sect without incident. Unfortunately, most of the Liu Family's valuables were divided up and carried away by Tingyu Tower amid the chaos, and we failed to recover them all. However..."
As she spoke, she took a yellowed ancient book from her robes. Three archaic characters were emblazoned on its cover: Converging Flow Strength. "This ancestral cultivation method of the Liu Family, Converging Flow Strength, was snatched back through this disciple's desperate efforts!"
"Good!"
Upon hearing this, Sect Master He Yuzhou immediately smiled, his eyes full of approval. "Very well done! In such a complex and perilous situation, you assessed the circumstances, joined hands with whatever strength could