At the same time!
Within the deathly silent underground palace...
A hoarse voice, like a broken gong, slowly rang out, shattering the surrounding silence.
The voice carried the weathered weight of countless years, yet also an unquestionable authority. It echoed through the empty palace, its lingering reverberations curling through the air.
"Since all Fellow Daoists have taken their places, let today's discussion officially begin!"
The speaker was the cultivator seated to the left of the main seat, clad in a black robe and wearing a pure-black mask.
He slowly raised his head. Beneath the mask, his eyes swept across every figure present, sharp as blades, as though they could pierce through everyone's disguises and see the thoughts hidden in their hearts.
A moment later, his gaze slowly lowered and settled upon a throne not far away, where a cultivator wearing a Jade Fox mask sat.
The mask was exquisitely crafted, carved with the lifelike phantom of a fox demon.
A faintly alluring aura radiated from him, yet it also carried a trace of calmness and composure.
The black-robed cultivator spoke again, slowly, but with an air that brooked no refusal:
"Fellow Daoist Jade Fox!
Regarding the matter that I and the other Fellow Daoists proposed to you last time, how did your discussions with the several Grand Elders of your sect go after you returned?"
The moment these words were spoken, the deathly silent underground palace became even quieter.
Even the sound of everyone breathing seemed to weaken.
All the mysterious cultivators present turned their gazes toward the cultivator wearing the Jade Fox mask.
Their expressions were varied and difficult to read.
Some looked at him with eager anticipation. Clearly, they placed great importance on the stance of Fellow Daoist Jade Fox's sect and hoped they would agree to the