The great hall was empty, devoid of a single figure. Only an altar covered in intricate runes operated silently.
As that image appeared, the altar's operation suddenly stalled, and rippling patterns like water spread across its surface.
Soon, a head emerged from the altar and rose higher and higher, as though someone were stepping out from within it.
Yet only when the head completely separated from the altar could one see that it had no body at all!
Dazzling white spirit light clung to the Flying Skull's face, making his features impossible to discern.
The moment he appeared, he moved toward that patch of golden light shadow, seemingly intending to get a closer look.
"That's right. It's him."
As the voice sounded, the spirit light on the Flying Skull's face burst apart, revealing his true appearance.
If Luo Hong had been here, he would have recognized this man at once as the current master of Tianyan Temple—and been greatly surprised.
For in Luo Hong's understanding, the Tianyan Temple Master had already perished, and his Chaos-corrupted body had been exiled back to the Chaos Heavens together with "Xuanyuan Jie"!
But in reality, before "Xuanyuan Jie" descended upon Eight Desolations Mountain, he had refrained from bringing his true body along as a precaution, instead using his divine abilities to fashion a Yellow Mud Clone.
After that, this Tianyan head had caused no disturbance whatsoever and vanished without a trace.
So he had been hiding within the Heavenly Court.
And at present, the only person who could be in contact with him was naturally Gu Huo Jin, the Heavenly Court's Supreme!
"Since you knew, then you deliberately concealed it from me!"
Gu Huo Jin's tone abruptly turned icy as he said with a fierce glint in his eyes.
"Concealed what? Don't you know