Within the mysterious underground hall beneath Five Immortal Island.
Hunyuan Hall Master Gu Yue knelt before the phantom incarnation of his master, the Grand Elder incarnation of Hunyuan Hall, his expression filled with terror.
After hearing Gu Yue's report, no joy or anger could be discerned from the Grand Elder's phantom incarnation. Yet judging from the frantic churn of the hazy clear light shrouding his face, this Grand Elder of Hunyuan Hall was in a very foul mood.
"Still nothing?"
"We dispatched a large number of disciples and searched every inch of the area within 1.2 million li around Five Immortal Island in the shortest possible time. We found twenty-six Early Dao Realm martial artists who met the requirements, but not a single one caused the Yin-Yang Spirit Seeking Needle to react!"
Beneath the even tone of Hunyuan Hall's Grand Elder lay boundless fury.
No one knew how immensely significant the Xiantian Spiritual Treasure, the Twelve Yuan Chen Celestial Treasure Beads, was to him!
It was simply too important.
The previous few times, the other party had come and gone in a rush, and he had missed them.
Yet this time, he had missed them again.
"Useless trash!"
With an enraged rebuke, the phantom incarnation of Hunyuan Hall's Grand Elder, who had been sitting cross-legged in the air, abruptly rose to his feet. Pointing at Hall Master Gu Yue, he said, "You have governed Hunyuan Hall for so many years, yet you cannot even handle such a trivial matter. Must your master personally appear in this world and act?"
"This disciple deserves death!"
"Master, please forgive me! Please calm your anger!"
Hall Master Gu Yue of Hunyuan Hall hurriedly began kowtowing. Yet at that very moment, an incomparably terrifying pressure surged in from every direction, leaving even Gu Yue, whose