Within Cliffside Pavilion, the fragrance of tea curled through the air.
Miao Yuniang stood in the hall, her respectful posture carrying a hint of restraint.
The young man before her was no longer an ordinary true disciple of the past, but the master of Wanfa Peak, one of the Four Veins of Tianbao Supreme Sect. His status was exalted; a single word from him could decide countless matters.
"Elder Miao, there is no need for such formality. Please, sit." Chen Qing raised a hand in invitation, his tone mild.
Only then did Miao Yuniang carefully sit down, placing her hands atop one another on her knees while keeping her back straight.
"What has the situation been like recently in the Eight Southwestern Circuits and Mountain Beyond Mountains?" Chen Qing came straight to the point as he poured Miao Yuniang a cup of tea.
Miao Yuniang accepted the cup with both hands, lowering her voice. "Reporting to Peak Master Chen, the southwest... is now fraught with undercurrents. The situation has grown increasingly complicated."
She paused, arranging her words. "The scale of the Ghost Witch Sect's Human Elixir refinement has expanded greatly compared to several months ago."
"Now, not only are they plundering Yan Kingdom through the Huan Yuan Cult, but they have openly established 'Blood Sacrifice Altars' among the many tribes and small sects of Mountain Beyond Mountains, forcing them to hand over the Essence Blood of living people. Although Lingxiao Supreme Sect has been doing all it can to purge the Huan Yuan Cult, and experts from both sides have been locked in continual covert battles across the Eight Paths Region, suffering casualties on both sides, Lingxiao Supreme Sect's reach cannot extend so far as the Ghost Witch Sect's activities in Mountain Beyond Mountains."
"And what about the three sects