"My lord, the orders we received were to seize this place's inheritance. If the Hall Master and the others find out that we're merely helping outsiders, wouldn't that be inappropriate?" Huo Gushan asked, full of unwillingness.
He did not dare offend a cultivator, but the Hall Master and the others were different.
No matter how special a cultivator's status was, he was still only part of the Starry Sky Sacred Hall and still had to follow the Hall Master's arrangements.
The old man of withered bones snorted coldly. "Don't mention any Hall Master to me. Even if that little brat Yang Shen were here before me, he would still have to do as I say."
Huo Gushan's eyes widened, his gaze filled with disbelief.
Yet the old man of withered bones had no mind for that. Looking at Qin Shaofeng, he smiled. "Little friend, just tell them whatever you need. What you mentioned earlier is of great importance. This old man needs to hurry back."
"Senior, the Starry Sky Sacred Hall you know and the Starry Sky Sacred Hall of today may not be the same faction. Please be careful," Qin Shaofeng said, having more or less seen through the situation with this old man of withered bones.
He was a complete and utter optimist.
He had never considered the possibility that the Starry Sky Sacred Hall might have changed beyond recognition.
The old man of withered bones merely smiled without saying anything, then shot toward the entrance to the magma world.
The magma in the magma world did emit a considerable glow, but it could not possibly shine like the sun. Flying through this world's sky still felt exceptionally dark.
In the blink of an eye, the old man of withered bones had vanished beyond their sight.
Only then