"No way?"
"Where did you hear that?"
"You're not lying to me, are you? Li Yun is so cunning. Who could possibly be capable of tracking him down?"
Sage Kunmao looked at Thunder Pool with open suspicion.
Thunder Pool seemed to take offense. "Why would I lie to you? Don't be so ungrateful. This news came from above. Believe it or don't!"
With that, he turned to leave.
Now Kunmao was dumbfounded. He hurriedly grabbed the Thunder Pool Sage, ready to question him properly.
But just then...
Another voice rang out.
"Kunmao!!"
Sage Kunmao turned and saw a black-robed middle-aged man deep in the garden, staring at him from afar with a dark expression.
Fear immediately crossed Kunmao's face.
He released the Thunder Pool Sage and walked toward the Black-Robed Middle-Aged Man.
"Lord Rain Dragon!"
"What instructions do you have for this subordinate, Lord Rain Dragon?"
The Rain Dragon Sage was at the Heavenly Constant Stage. His standing and authority in Ancestral City were unquestionably above Sage Kunmao's.
The Rain Dragon Sage did not answer at once. Instead, he glanced toward Li Yun in the distance.
"Lord Wan Shenfeng wants to see you. Come with me."
"What? Lord Wan Shenfeng wants to see me?"
Kunmao's heart skipped several beats. Wan Shenfeng was a Peak Sage Constant, one of Ancestral City's founders and one of its nine city lords.
Even across the entire Primordial Land, he was among the most powerful figures.
To Kunmao, he was someone far beyond his reach.
Kunmao had been part of Ancestral City for so long, yet he had never seen Wan Shenfeng up close. Why would such a figure suddenly summon him?
Kunmao's face went pale.
"L-Lord Rain Dragon, has this subordinate done something wrong?"
"Why else would Lord Wan Shenfeng summon me?"
The Rain