Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable's breath caught. He narrowed his eyes, trying to discern the Black Robe Man's true cultivation.
The black robe the Black Robe Man wore was specially made by the Dark Hall, as was the mask on his face. They completely concealed his cultivation; even someone as powerful as Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable could not see through it.
But judging by how freely he had entered the Immortal Cloud Temple, his cultivation was probably no lower than Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable's.
Only someone whose cultivation rivaled his, and who possessed the special methods unique to the Dark Hall, could enter the Immortal Cloud Temple so easily to steal.
"Why have you appeared before me?" Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable asked gravely.
"Weren't you looking for me?" The Black Robe Man gave a hoarse chuckle. "I followed you the whole way. I really couldn't bear to watch you keep searching, so I came to see you myself."
"You followed me the whole way?" Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable was shocked. His pupils contracted, and an icy chill instantly spread across his back.
This "Yun Shuang" had followed him the whole way, and he had noticed nothing?
"Impossible!" Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable shook his head, refusing to believe it. "Unless you're a Four Steps expert, there's no way you could evade my senses."
"It doesn't matter whether you believe me. I don't need to prove anything to you."
The Black Robe Man clasped his hands behind his back. Though a mask covered his face, Immortal Cloud Heavenly Venerable almost seemed able to see the arrogant expression beneath it. The Black Robe Man said, "I've shown myself because I need you to do something for me. Once it's done, thirty percent of your temple's resources will be returned in full."
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