Return
In an endless desert, a streak of golden light flew in from afar. A golden portal suddenly appeared in midair, and the light darted inside. Through the portal, the magnificent Palace could just be seen.
The golden light landed inside the Golden Palace, revealing Luo Yang.
His right arm was missing, and his face was pale.
Ten years ago, he had fought a Body Integration Cultivator from the True Dragon Clan and suffered a crushing defeat, losing an arm. Fortunately, his opponent hadn't intended to wipe him out completely. After ten years of recuperation, he was finally in much better shape.
"Why did you take so long to get back? Are you all right?" a man's voice rang out abruptly.
"I'm fine. You called me back in such a hurry—did we get orders from above?" Luo Yang asked, his face dark.
"Exactly. The order is to suspend the assassination attempts on Shi Yue until we've investigated his true identity."
Luo Yang furrowed his brow. "What? I lost an arm, more than a dozen Void Refining Cultivators were killed or wounded, and dozens of Spirit Transformation cultivators too—and we're just letting it go?"
"Calm down. We're paid to do a job; we don't have some deep-seated grudge against Shi Yue. Now that the True Dragon Clan wants to protect him, can we really refuse to show them some respect? More importantly, if Shi Yue really is a member of an Immortal Clan or the True Dragon Clan, and we keep making a show of killing him, we'll stir up a lot of trouble. The Five Great Immortal Clans may not get along, but they can't show it openly, or the Cultivation World will descend into chaos. Those above are worried someone might use Shi Yue's identity to sow discord and