Gu Qingshan swept his divine sense through the Storage Bag, scanning the empty space inside.
The cultivation manual jade slip was gone!
That mountain of a jade slip had been silently lifted right out from under his nose.
By this point, Gu Qingshan was one of the top sword cultivators in the Void Turbulence. For someone to take something from him without his noticing was simply unbelievable.
There were precious few people capable of such a feat.
—and that person had taken only the Hundred Flowers Sect jade slip.
Master.
It had to be her.
—He had absolutely no idea when Master had made her move!
Well, then.
The truth was clear.
Master had really come.
Gu Qingshan's lips curved slightly. He reached up to adjust his Evil Ghost Mask and ambled leisurely down the long corridor.
The last time he had joined hands with Master had been when he faced tribulation atop Mount Sumeru.
He wondered how powerful Master had become by now.
But since she had hidden herself among the evil ghosts instead of coming to see him, she must still be wary of the apocalypse.
Otherwise, she would have come to discuss how to slaughter those apocalypses with him long ago.
—Just as the two of them had once discussed capturing a phoenix as a mount atop the divine mountain.
"Greetings, Ghost Hero."
Gu Qingshan stepped aside and bowed to a passing Ghost Hero.
Only after the other had left did he continue on his way.
By now, noon had passed, and the Ghost Temple was bustling once more.
Somehow, everyone had learned one thing.
—the Giant Eyeball was flying toward the Evil Ghost World, and it was already close.
People hurried about, relaying all manner of orders.
Some especially powerful evil ghosts and angels received military