Lin Taichu stood on the rooftop, coldly looking down at everything below. He watched the man in purple toss a wooden box from his arms onto the table and lift its lid.
Inside the box lay a fist-sized blood-red crystal, radiating an enchantingly crimson glow.
The man in purple took out a sheet of paper and wrote a line: Meet at the Heavenly Secrets Hall tomorrow at noon! At the bottom, he signed the three bold, sweeping characters: "Murong Ling."
Seeing those three characters, Lin Taichu revealed a cruel smile.
It seemed they had found him after all.
The clamor outside the Drunken Immortal Tower swiftly spread through all of Qingyang City.
The various factions in the city finally confirmed that this young man, once regarded as a mere menial disciple, was actually a crucial lead to the Destined Host of the Reincarnation Gate.
The steward of the Myriad Treasures Merchant Guild was the first to knock on Lin Taichu's door. The golden bell chain swayed lightly in her palm, producing a faint tinkling sound. "Young Master Lin, Murong Cang, the master of the Heavenly Secrets Hall, has personally sent an invitation."
She placed a gilded invitation on the table. Its seal bore the totem of a three-legged crow. "The Heavenly Secrets Hall governs the secret intelligence of the world. To draw their attention is no ordinary matter."
Lin Taichu picked up the invitation. When his fingertips touched the seal, a faint ripple of spiritual power spread out and traced four words across his palm: Defy Heaven and Change Fate.
He recalled the intelligence mentioned by the Old Man of the Myriad Information Tower—the Heavenly Secrets Hall appeared neutral on the surface, but secretly controlled multiple forces. Its master, Murong Cang, also had countless ties to the Reincarnation Gate.
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