Chen Qing did not spend much effort before finding Ke Tianzong.
He had been in seclusion here for several days. When he saw Chen Qing arrive, delight immediately appeared on his face, and the first thing he asked was, "Are you all right?"
"I'm fine." Chen Qing shook his head and handed Marquis Weiyuan's letter over.
After scanning the letter's contents, Ke Tianzong immediately nodded and said solemnly, "This discussion concerns matters of great importance. We truly should make the trip."
He immediately rose to his feet and gave several True Origin Realm experts careful instructions, telling them to guard the storehouse firmly and not leave even half a step. Only then did he turn and leave with Chen Qing. With a flicker, their figures melted into the windswept sands.
Both were Grandmaster Realm cultivators. In less than half the time it took an incense stick to burn, they had reached the former site of the Pill Dao Inspectorate.
This place had once been the center of alchemy under the Xuanmo Ancient Kingdom. Though most of its halls had collapsed, one could still glimpse its former grandeur.
Before the main hall, Jingwu Guard elites stood solemnly on either side.
Chen Qing and Ke Tianzong exchanged a glance before slowly stepping into the main hall.
The hall was already packed. At the head of the room, Marquis Weiyuan sat cross-legged. To his left sat Jingwu Guard Vice Commander Tang Taixuan, while to his right sat another Jingwu Guard Vice Commander—a burly middle-aged man with the back of a tiger and waist of a bear, Huo Jingchen.
Of the three, Marquis Weiyuan possessed a genuine Fifth-Turn Grandmaster cultivation and was one of the Yan Kingdom Imperial Court's core fighting forces in this expedition into the ruins.
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