Deep within Immortal-Staying Valley.
Inside the dim Cave Abode, daylight never shone year-round.
Only thin streams seeping from the tops of the rock walls slid down the stalactite pillars, dripping with soft patters.
The sound of water echoed through the empty cavern, making its deathly silence all the more pronounced.
The cavern was enormous, yet its furnishings were exceedingly sparse.
At the far end, upon a stone platform, stood a single broad chair carved from stone.
The stone chair was empty.
Below the steps, two burly figures sat on the ground with indifferent expressions.
They were the two Eighth Rank of Chess-Player demons who had previously captured Ancestor Xuanming.
Though no one sat in that stone chair,
these two Great Demons, each a towering figure even across the southern reaches of Cloud Dream Haven, both kept their heads lowered.
Neither dared make the slightest presumptuous move.
Amid the silence,
the jackal demon suddenly opened his eyes, a strange glint flashing through his scarlet pupils. "Have you heard the news from Cloud Dream Palace...?"
The Grey Wolf Demon remained with his eyes closed, merely speaking in a low voice. "The newly emerged Immortal God Grotto-Abode?"
"Exactly."
The jackal demon nodded. "I heard the commotion was enormous. Even the overseers of Cloud Dream Palace personally appeared and sealed off a thousand-mile radius."
The Grey Wolf Demon slowly opened his eyes, his expression calm. "An Immortal God Grotto-Abode has emerged. Every faction will move at the scent of the wind. Such caution is hardly surprising."
At those words,
the jackal demon withdrew his gaze resentfully. Staring out of the cave, he suddenly sighed. "An Immortal God Grotto-Abode... If you and I could obtain some Spirit Technique inheritances from within, or Dao-Integration Materials... why would we still need to watch others' faces?"
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