The Sacred Academy Alliance had received no news from the Heavenreach Holy Land. Instead, an unexpected visitor arrived.
The moment he appeared, everyone in the Sacred Academy Alliance was baffled.
"What did you say?"
"That mysterious faction sent an envoy to visit the Sacred Academy Alliance?"
"Are they serious?" The Alliance Leader looked astonished when he heard the news.
"I thought I'd misheard too, but he really is here."
"Hmph. Let's see what they're up to. Bring him in."
"Yes."
Before long, the mysterious faction's envoy was brought before the Alliance Leader.
The Alliance Leader studied him. He was in the Primordial Dao Venerable Realm, but only a First-Grade Primordial Dao Venerable. That level of strength was nothing special in the Sacred Academy Alliance.
"What's this? Done hiding in the shadows? You actually dared to come before me?"
"Aren't you afraid I'll kill you?" the Alliance Leader asked with a sneer.
"Killing me would be easy, of course. If you wanted to, I couldn't leave here alive."
"But if you did, you would regret it."
"Don't you want to learn more?"
The Alliance Leader frowned. "Get to the point. What exactly are you here for?"
"And what kind of faction are you?"
"To show my sincerity, I won't hide it. Our faction is called the Shadow Alliance."
The Shadow Alliance?
Shadows lurking in the dark?
The name suited their usual ways. They hid in the dark and never showed themselves.
"The name suits you," the Alliance Leader said with a sneer.
Ignoring the mockery, the envoy continued, "The leader of the Shadow Alliance sent me here to discuss an important matter with the Sacred Academy Alliance."
"An important matter?"
"What, are you preparing to attack the Sacred Academy Alliance? Have you finally lost patience? Or do you think you've grown