The Divine Temple on the Central Continent, Starlight Hall.
The hall seemed to hang in the void, where countless stars spilled down, rendering the emptiness vast and magnificent.
Five white-jade divine mountains floated above an endless sea of starlight.
Carved from single blocks of stellar white jade, the mountains shimmered with faint silver halos. Each stood a hundred zhang tall, its summit engraved with ancient celestial-track runes.
The characters for Primordial, Sky-Ruling, Cloud Palace, Mystic Aegis, and Clear Continuance radiated boundless divine might.
Each mountain was divided into three tiers arranged like a pyramid, with one seat at the top. Thirty-six white-jade divine seats stood in all, and many were already occupied.
Fang Mo was among them, along with Xiao Jingsheng, Yue Wangchuan, Du Xun, and a dozen or so True Persons from Taichu Peak. They occupied the lowest tier of the divine mountains, while the two seats above them were occupied by Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm cultivators.
Lu Yuechan and Xiao Mufeng were seated there too, as were many other Nascent Soul Tribulation Realm cultivators Fang Mo did not recognize. As if sensing his gaze, Lu Yuechan looked over at him. Her expression did not change, yet it made Fang Mo's heart tighten.
The sect had suddenly summoned them back to the Divine Temple, and made such a grand display of it. Fang Mo had a feeling something was amiss.
Just then, his gaze met Xiao Mufeng's. Xiao Mufeng gave him a slight nod.
"Be careful. This sect-wide assembly came on very suddenly. The Lu Family may be behind it, and they could be planning to move against you!"
Xiao Mufeng's voice sounded in Fang Mo's mind.
So there really is something going on!
Fang Mo's heart tightened. He nodded slightly, then looked away.
His gaze swept across the