Yuan Reaches the Great Profound Realm

Great Profound Realm, Sword Sect, before the Sword Ancestor Hall of the inner sect.

Xu Xing gazed into the distance. At his side stood a figure in plain robes and a bamboo crown, bearing an extraordinary presence.

It was the Speaker of the Righteous Alliance—or, more precisely, its former Speaker—Chen Shang.

"May I ask why Sword Ancestor Senior summoned this junior to the Sword Sect? What are your instructions?"

One moment ago, he had still been on the Starry Sky Frontline Battlefield. The next, his vision had flashed red, and when he opened his eyes again, he was already standing in the Sword Sect.

"Yuan is coming back."

Such a simple sentence left Chen Shang completely stunned.

The news struck him so hard that his mind went blank.

He had not heard even the faintest whisper beforehand. How had the First Speaker suddenly decided to return?

"I thought it necessary to let you know."

"..."

Chen Shang hesitated, as though he wanted to speak but stopped himself.

He was no longer the Speaker of the Righteous Alliance, nor did he take part in the alliance's major decisions. Telling him something like this seemed a little...

Ehm...

But in the eyes of the True Immortal Founder Ancestor, whether he was the Righteous Alliance's Speaker or not probably made little difference.

Before the Immortal Sect Grand Competition, Sword Ancestor Senior had mentioned matters concerning the First Speaker to him. This time, he had likely just casually pulled in someone more familiar with the situation...

"May I ask, Sword Ancestor Senior, what is the First Speaker's current condition? And may I inform the alliance of this matter?"

He asked the two most important questions.

"Yuan's condition is not very good. As for whether to send word back, that is entirely up to you."