"Could the Five Commanderies really have produced a Violet Palace cultivator in secret?!"
True Person Suihua was caught between shock and doubt.
Ordinarily, whether a Violet Palace cultivator advanced or fell, the celestial phenomena would change. The resulting vision could spread across an entire commandery, so the major sects knew of virtually every new Violet Palace cultivator.
And how many years had it been since the Five Commanderies had seen a vision heralding an advance to the Violet Palace?
Of course, a special formation or a powerful cultivator's intervention could conceal such a vision. That was why True Person Suihua could not be certain whether a Violet Palace cultivator had emerged unnoticed in the Five Commanderies.
"Perhaps a Violet Palace cultivator from beyond the Five Commanderies came into my territory. It might not even have been a Violet Palace cultivator who struck. I need to find the bodies of Zhou Meng and the others from the Earth-Bearing Sect first."
He considered it carefully, but finding the bodies would not be easy. Divination had yielded nothing but emptiness; he would have to rely on people to search for them.
After a moment's thought, he spoke. His voice carried across the peaks and into a great hall. "Wei Lou, come see me."
Inside the hall, Wei Lou, sect master of the Gilded Metal Sect, had been discussing sect affairs with an elder in purple. At the summons, his expression turned solemn. "I'm going to see Supreme Elder Suihua."
The purple-robed elder froze, then hurriedly said, "Please go, Sect Master."
Wei Lou nodded and flew out of the hall toward a steep peak wreathed in spiritual qi.
Whoosh.
His streak of light descended upon the summit. He straightened his robes and adjusted his crown before stepping into the palace ahead.
Inside, True Person