The old man saw this and let out a soft sigh. He took a tiny bronze bell from his robes and lightly struck it. With a hum, the sound carried far into the distance.
Before long, three people entered. The one in front was a bald, barefoot brute with a face full of flesh and vicious light in his eyes. Around his neck hung a necklace made of nine skulls.
The two behind him were tall and thin, with identical features. Only their skin colors were utterly distinct—one black, one white. The dark-skinned one wore white robes, while the snow-white one was dressed entirely in black.
All three were late Spirit Cultivation Stage cultivators.
The bald brute said to the old man, "Big Brother, what happened? You actually used the Spirit-Shocking Bell."
The old man said, "Second Brother, sit down first. Ning Brothers, you sit as well. I have something important to tell you."
The three sat as instructed. The old man sighed and said, "Third Brother has fallen. He was killed by a mid-stage Spirit Cultivation cultivator named Yan Chihuo."
"What?" the bald brute cried out.
"Third Brother's true body was unusual, and her seduction arts were astonishing. She also held the Xuantian Spirit Treasure Yin-Yang Ring. Among Spirit Cultivation cultivators, who could possibly kill her? What is the background of this Yan Chihuo?"
The old man said, "According to what Third Brother said before her death, this man is a cultivator of the Sea Heaven Sect in the East Sea, and the reincarnation of Lord Thousand Illusions."
"Lord Thousand Illusions' reincarnation? Can this be confirmed this time?" the dark-skinned cultivator asked. "Over the years, there have already been five or six uproars over Lord Thousand Illusions' reincarnation, and every time it turned out to be false."
"This time,