Hua Xiong drove Li ChunJun toward the site of Heroes Chase the Deer.
As they set out, dozens, even hundreds, of drones took off one after another, following the convoy of the twenty-six contestants.
Meanwhile, inside Ascend Peak Tower.
All the distinguished guests could watch the live footage transmitted by the drones through various means.
In one indoor hall with four stories, a giant screen at the back was divided into twenty-six squares, each corresponding to one contestant.
There were also several scattered screens nearby, each tracking a specific contestant.
On the platform beneath the giant screen, several people with profound knowledge of martial arts continuously explained the profiles of the twenty-six contestants.
Staff members bustled back and forth, displaying each contestant's odds of winning, betting odds, and more.
All this made the hall, with only a hundred or two guests, seem quite busy.
In a private room on the hall's fourth floor, covering more than three hundred square meters, all nine directors were present without exception.
The private room also had several screens that almost covered the entire walls.
At that moment, the nine directors and a dozen or so heavyweight figures from Xuan Province sat on the sofas, chatting and laughing in their own little circles.
Trusted staff served tea and water, attending to them nearby.
Before long, the door to the private room swung open.
Master Qing entered, with Shi Xianglong at his side.
At the sight of him, all twenty-two people in the room—whether relatives of cultivators or cultivators themselves—rose to their feet and greeted him warmly. "Master Qing."
"Master Qing is here."
"Master Qing looks as sprightly as ever."
Everyone spoke with cheerful smiles.
It was as if the man before them was not merely the master of Ascend Peak Tower, backed by a