At the Grand Chairman's summons, more and more experts arrived at the border of the Spiritualized Universe.
"There are already six Spirit Ancestors, and Yi Sang Tian is still calling for reinforcements," someone at the border remarked.
"Not only that. I just saw two more Spirit Ancestors arrive. Two Sequence Rule experts had already come before them."
"Is that Dong Yi?"
"Even Dong Yi came? That makes sense. He was trained by the Merchant's Guild, after all."
"So that's Dong Yi? Seventh on the White Spirit Ranking. Anyone who makes it onto the White Spirit Ranking has a ninety-percent chance of reaching the Spirit Beginning Realm. The next step is competing for the position of Sang Tian. They're really only two steps away from becoming Sang Tian."
"It's not that simple. Those two steps have stumped far too many people. The Thirty-Six Domains hide many Spirit Laws, and there are plenty of Spirit Beginning experts, but only seven Sang Tian. Have you forgotten how brutal it was when Bao Qi Sang Tian took the position? If Bao Qi Sang Tian hadn't taken a shortcut and obtained the Cauldron Bell, he might never have gotten it."
"Shut up. Sang Tian aren't people we can discuss so carelessly. Watch your mouth before you bring trouble down on us."
As time passed, more and more experts gathered at the border.
The Grand Chairman waited. He didn't know that Wujiang had arrived. Yu Sang Tian knew, but said nothing. He had allowed the Grand Chairman to go to Torch City—but could they really make it there?
The Grand Chairman turned to look. A dark killing intent flashed through his eyes. The Three Assassins had come, too. He'd paid a steep price to hire them.
More than thirty years ago, they had assembled to invade