The Dawn Archbishop froze for a moment. He instinctively accepted the crystal ball, then poured a thread of divine power into it. A hazy scene burst forth from within the crystal ball, revealing several magic-energy flying wheels hovering in the air. Judging by their design, they were clearly the handiwork of Eastern mages. Eastern mages favored decorating magic-energy flying wheels with landscapes, flowers, grass, and trees in all manner of colors, utterly unlike Western alchemists.
Several Penglai divine generals stood steadily atop those magic-energy flying discs. Beside them sat several Heavenly Temple clerics in black robes, their scalps shaved gleaming bare. From their expressions, they were clearly in league with one another!
The archbishops looked at one another, unable to utter a word. Staring at the bizarre scene in the projection, their entire bodies had gone rigid.
"To be frank with you all, the Dragon Mountain Empire harbors a tiny, insignificant ambition toward the Eastern Great Plains. Thus, we dispatched a great many scouting parties deep into the Eastern Great Plains. Some even infiltrated the Continental Bridge. This was what they discovered near the Grassland Temple!"
Lin Qi bowed to the archbishops, then turned and headed toward the great hall's main entrance.
"I know of the Heavenly Temple. It is an exceedingly powerful religious organization on the Eastern Continent, one that worships certain strange and evil deities. But who are these people in peculiar armor? My scouts heard the word 'Penglai' from their mouths, but please forgive my ignorance—I truly do not know what sort of existence 'Penglai' is!"
As Lin Qi spoke, he walked through the doors. The misty drizzle outside had already ceased, and brilliant sunlight shone down upon him.
The archbishops stared fixedly at the unbelievable sight in the light screen. Only after Lin Qi had gone