Able to deduce a Law Position of their own--
"There's no point talking about that..." The male Cultivator of medium build gathered his sleeves and brought the conversation back around. "The most urgent matter now is the Third Stage of the rules."
"When the time comes, the Heavenly Palace will reveal everyone's Law Position in some fashion. After that, the flow of opportunities will no longer depend solely on killing, but on the struggles between Law Positions."
The superficial calm between them remained intact, but the currents churning beneath it were no longer concealed.
The cloaked figure tugged his hood lower. "Speaking of intelligence, there have been some new faces in the Heavenly Palace lately. Have you all noticed?"
"People from Da Gan have entered.."
The Female Cultivator was unconcerned. "We knew that ages ago. They took two years to get in, and the rules changed right after they stepped into the secret realm. They certainly picked their moment."
"They're here." The old man finally placed his piece with a soft click. "But whether they made it in time is another matter."
Silence settled over the terrace once more.
Their auras drew back, retreating to their respective boundaries, redrawing that invisible line that none of them was willing to cross first.
There was cooperation.
But before the moment of reckoning truly arrived, that cooperation was as thin as a sheet of window paper, ready to tear at any moment.
The old man's voice drifted over, carrying an inscrutable casualness. "Everyone, take care of yourselves."
No one answered him.
Elsewhere.
The two of them had walked for nearly an hour and found nothing.
Xu Huaiyi checked the direction of the Judge's Brush in her palm once more. Her brows knitted slightly. After a moment of silence, she finally spoke. "The