True Ancestor Realm.
Forbidden Explorers Hall.
Hui He, Hui An, and many other Grand Elders had already been waiting here for several days.
During this time, the Forbidden Explorers had not dared venture out recklessly either.
"I wonder whether the Gray Mist Sea has found a way to break the Nine Arts..."
"Now, cultivation of the Nine Arts is flourishing throughout the entire True Ancestor Realm. In just these few days, several Gate Openers of the Nine Arts have already appeared... The Ascension Path users probably won't be far behind either."
"If this continues, we won't even be able to establish a foothold in the True Ancestor Realm."
They were all deeply worried.
"There's one more matter. Hui Si is dead, and I don't know what became of those three bones of the Forbidden Master... We must send people to find them immediately!"
Hui He spoke in a deep voice.
The others nodded as well.
The Forbidden Master's remains were far too important.
"Report!"
Wan Chongyun, an Outer Sect Elder, entered the hall with delight written across his face and said:
"Reporting to the Grand Elders, Ao Wushuang and Song Jiyuan have both returned alive!"
"They brought back the Forbidden Master's three True Bones!"
At those words, all the Grand Elders in the hall were startled.
"What... Those two actually came back alive?"
"And they brought back the True Bones... Hurry and let them in!"
Everyone was overjoyed.
Soon, two men entered the hall.
They were none other than Ao Wushuang and Song Jiyuan!
This was the first time either of them had entered such a top-secret place, so both looked somewhat uneasy.
"This humble one, Ao Wushuang, pays his respects to all the elders!"
"This humble one, Song Jiyuan, pays his respects to all the elders!"
The two of