He raised his hand, tearing open a spatial rift.
Liu Bai led the three women into it, vanishing beyond the horizon.
Blood Fire Hall.
Liu Bai and his group returned to the main hall, where Venerable Skyfire had long been waiting outside.
Upon seeing Liu Bai, he hurried forward and bowed.
"Hall Master, you have returned."
Liu Bai nodded and took his seat at the head, his gaze sweeping across everyone in the hall.
"Tianhuo, did anything major happen in the Central Plains during my seclusion?"
Venerable Skyfire replied respectfully, "Reporting to Hall Master, the situation in the Central Plains has remained fairly stable. However, Soul Hall's movements have been growing increasingly bold. Starfall Pavilion has already sent multiple requests for aid."
Liu Bai nodded slightly.
"Also."
Venerable Skyfire continued.
"Ever since word spread that Hall Master obtained a Bodhi Seed in the Wild Wilderness, more and more powerful experts have come seeking to join Blood Fire Hall. Its scale has now more than doubled compared to a year ago."
The corners of Liu Bai's lips rose slightly. "Not bad."
He leaned back in his chair, lightly tapping the armrest with his fingers, his gaze profound.
Soul Hall had been expanding throughout the Central Plains, seemingly capturing soul bodies and increasing its influence. But Liu Bai knew very well that Soul Hall's purpose in establishing branches across the continent was far from simple.
Those branches were not merely Soul Hall's strongholds. They were also formation nodes.
Hun Tiandi's ambition had never been as simple as unifying the continent.
What he wanted was to become a Dou Emperor.
And to achieve that, he would not hesitate to use the entire continent as a sacrifice and lay down that world-shaking grand formation.
The Soul Hall Branches scattered across the continent were the