The people of the Tianbao Supreme Sect had suddenly vanished without a trace, completely throwing Great Lord Guli's Heavenly Net and Earthly Web into disarray.
And an even more turbulent undercurrent than Golden Court's encirclement had long been quietly surging beneath the entire Ancient Kingdom Ruins.
The Six Great Supreme Sects of Yan Kingdom, Que Sect, Buddhist Kingdom, Nineteen Kingdoms of the Western Regions, even the Golden Court Eight Tribes and Great Snow Mountain, had all secretly dispatched experts to scour the earth three feet deep for the Jade token's whereabouts.
Within the Inner Perimeter, inside an underground palace.
Shen Qinghong sat cross-legged upon a Cold Jade Bed. True essence flowed slowly around her like running water; even as she sat still, fine ripples spread through the surrounding air.
These past days, she had searched for clues regarding the core restrictions while secretly keeping watch for Chen Qing's whereabouts.
Just then, the underground palace's heavy stone doors were hurriedly pushed open from outside. A figure rushed in, his aura carrying a trace of urgency and panic. It was Zheng Chu, a disciple of the Lingxiao Supreme Sect.
"Hall Master Shen!"
Zheng Chu bowed with clasped fists, his voice full of anxiety.
Shen Qinghong slowly opened her eyes. "What is it? Why are you in such a panic? Has something happened?"
"Chen Qing! Peak Master Chen has appeared!" Zheng Chu said. "According to news from ahead, Peak Master Chen was spotted by Golden Court people at the former site of Bafang Tower in the ruins' Inner Perimeter! Great Lord Guli and Great Lord Feili have already led several Golden Court Great Lords there to surround him!"
"Is that true!?"
At those words, Shen Qinghong abruptly sprang to her feet.
Chen Qing was Luo Zhixian's sole disciple, the one he had been