Yan Chihuo looked at the Five Elements Spirit Pill in his hand. It was the reward he had just received for helping Shui Lingyun repair the Thousand Demon Banner. Just then, a voice rang out in his sea of consciousness. "Cultivators within the barrier, listen well. I am Chu Jiaoling of Flower Stamen Palace. I now declare that you and the Demon Race are to temporarily cease hostilities and join forces to capture Zong Kerui of Phoenix Cry Sect, dead or alive."
Yan Chihuo was startled. Chu Jiaoling was an Ascension Stage elder of Flower Stamen Palace, hailed as the foremost cultivator of the East Sea. Everyone in the East Sea knew her name—but how could he be certain that this was truly Chu Jiaoling speaking?
The voice sounded again. "Remember, after capturing or killing her, you must send up every item on her person intact. Whoever captures or kills her, or renders great merit in this matter, their sect shall take first place in this advancement ranking tournament."
Yan Chihuo silently calculated. No Dao Integration Stage cultivator could transmit their voice directly into his sea of consciousness. Thus, the speaker had to be outside the barrier—and that meant this person's cultivation was terrifyingly high.
Spirit Cultivation Stage cultivators could indeed send their voices directly into his sea of consciousness, but once separated by the barrier, they could not do so. Therefore, the person transmitting the message had to be at the Ascension Stage. Even if this person was not Chu Jiaoling, they were still no small matter.
As he pondered this, another voice entered his sea of consciousness. "This poor monk is Tianfeng of Spirit Light Temple. I shall reiterate what Fairy Chu just said..."
No sooner had that voice fallen silent than a third entered his sea of