"Strength, strength. I had to get Energy Points faster."
A fierce hunger for strength rose in Luo Yi's heart. Coming back to himself, he was about to find Wei Beichen and ask how the task he had assigned earlier was going.
Then he saw a slender young man in blood-red robes hurtling toward him.
There was hope for more Energy Points!
The urgency on the young man's face gave Luo Yi a rough idea of why he had come, even before he asked.
When the young man reached him, Luo Yi spoke first to calm him.
"Don't rush. Tell me slowly."
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Wei Beichen took several deep breaths. Only when his breathing steadied did he hurry to speak.
"Sect Master, while you were in seclusion, we received a flood of requests for help from outside the sect."
"Apart from the Sun Family, Sea Prosperity Pavilion, the Mountain Sea Merchant Alliance, and the other affiliated forces that entered our main sect's Mountain Gate,"
"the other forces under the Tianyan Sect have all suffered attacks by the Endless Sea Aquatic Clans to some degree."
"Rumor has it that the prince of the Southern Sea Dragon Palace is behind these attacks on our affiliated forces."
"He wants revenge because you killed a Demon General of the Southern Sea Dragon Palace in public that day and made the palace lose face!"
Wei Beichen's words faltered. A troubled look crossed his face, as though he did not know whether he should say the rest.
"It's fine. Tell me what happened."
Seeing his misgivings, Luo Yi waved a hand, unconcerned, and motioned for him to continue.
"While you were in seclusion, people outside began saying that you and the Tianyan Sect feared the prince of the Southern Sea Dragon Palace's wrath."
"They say that's