Hearing Ning Wangshu's words, Bai Jingchuan nodded slightly. "Yes. Although no news has emerged about how that mysterious person subdued Ling Daoyi and Master Zhishang Chan..."
"But we've received clear reports about the other sects and clans that had Golden Core Great Grandmasters backing them. They'd been so confident in their strength that they hadn't gone to Kyoto when summoned."
"Apparently, when that mysterious person appeared at those sects and clans, he simply raised a hand and subdued the Golden Core Ancestors of every one of them!"
"Those Golden Core Great Grandmasters had no power to resist him at all. It was an absolute crushing defeat!"
"The day after he made his move, Ling Daoyi of Tiandao Sect, Master Zhishang Chan of Thousand Buddha Temple, and the Golden Core Ancestors of those other sects and clans all led everyone in their respective groups who had reached the ninth level of the Forming Yuan Stage or higher to Kyoto..."
Ning Wangshu gave a slight nod. "It seems Ling Daoyi and Master Zhishang Chan must have been thoroughly subdued as well."
"Exactly! Otherwise, given Ling Daoyi's arrogance, if he hadn't been completely subdued—and if that mysterious person had only been a little stronger than him—how could he have hurried to Kyoto the very next day with everyone in his sect who was above the Grandmaster level?"
Bai Jingchuan said.
"It seems I underestimated the power held by the Authorities. I didn't expect them to have such a formidable figure hidden away, beyond the Hidden Dragon and Bureau 95."
Ning Wangshu sighed, then asked, "By the way, Patriarch Bai, who exactly is that mysterious person? Have you heard anything?"
Bai Jingchuan replied, "There's a rumor that when he stormed those sects and clans, he called himself 'Xuanyuan.' Beyond that, nobody knows anything."
"Xuanyuan?"