Northern Kuru Continent.
Outside Biyou Palace, a figure in a Green Robe stood in the plaza. His face was indistinct, but he was facing due south—in other words, toward the Southern Jambudvipa Continent.
Sa made no unnecessary movements. He merely stood with his hands behind his back, gazing toward the Southern Jambudvipa Continent.
At last, Sa drew a deep breath and sighed faintly, as though he had encountered some unpleasant matter.
Sa raised his head and looked toward the heavens.
Above Biyou Palace, amidst the swirling clouds and mist, there seemed to be the faint phantom of an eye.
That eye stared fixedly at Sa, and Sa stared fixedly back. In the end, Sa shook his head, turned around, and walked back into Biyou Palace.
Boom!
The gates of Biyou Palace slammed shut. The indistinct phantom in the sky also vanished abruptly.
It was as though nothing had ever happened—
Southern Jambudvipa Continent.
"Yuanshi!" Ghost Carriage said in a low voice.
Although they were separated by a great distance, Ghost Carriage's voice reached Yuanshi's ears clearly.
Yuanshi took a step forward, his gaze cold.
"Ghost Carriage, it seems this is the 'Tomb' that Tai Yi developed with eight million formation masters back then!" Yuanshi said indifferently.
Human Venerable did not interrupt. Although he held a status in Tai Yi's faction no lower than Ghost Carriage's, he did not know Yuanshi. At this moment, he let Ghost Carriage deal with him for the time being.
Human Venerable's gaze, however, was fixed on Yuanshi's palm—on Purple Cloud Palace. His eyes narrowed, and his expression turned solemn.
"It's good that you know. Purple Cloud Palace belongs to the Divine Emperor. Leave it behind, and we'll act as though we never saw you!" Ghost Carriage said indifferently.
Yuanshi smiled—a smile whose meaning could not