Mysterious Sun Planet, Mysterious Sun Sect.
Inside a secret chamber, the stone walls were inscribed with a great many fire-attribute runes.
Ma Yan sat cross-legged atop a red jade bed, his eyes shut and his hands forming seals.
The temperature in the chamber was terrifyingly high, as though one had fallen into a volcano.
After a while, Ma Yan opened his eyes, and a faint red glow flickered within them.
He frowned and took out a formation plate that flashed incessantly with red light. After injecting a spell seal into it, a panicked male voice sounded out. "Master, something terrible has happened! Elder Sun's Life Soul Lamp has gone out. This is already the second Spirit Transformation cultivator of ours to be killed."
"What? How was Elder Sun killed? Explain yourself!"
Ma Yan's face darkened as he pressed for details.
"Elder Sun went to attend the Immortal Tea Conference. Less than two years after leaving Mysterious Sun Planet, his Life Soul Lamp went out. The Life Soul Lamps of the high-level cultivators accompanying him have gone out as well."
The man's voice was filled with terror. In less than twenty years, the Mysterious Sun Sect had lost two Spirit Transformation cultivators, both killed while away from home. Someone was plainly targeting the Mysterious Sun Sect.
"I understand. Activate the sect-protecting grand formation immediately. Entry is permitted, departure forbidden. Strengthen the guard. I will report this to those above at once."
Ma Yan gave his orders, then hurried to the entrance of another secret chamber. There was a circular indentation in the stone door.
He took out a round red command token, placed it into the indentation, and infused it with mana.
The stone door trembled slightly. A flame pattern appeared out of thin air, and the doors swung open.
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