When Lin Chuan took out a sound-transmission artifact, everyone's gaze gathered on him.
After a while, Lin Chuan put away the artifact and said to the puzzled crowd, "It was Zhongchuan Yue. He wants to meet me!"
"You agreed?" Vermilion Bird asked.
Lin Chuan nodded.
"It concerns some matters involving the Central River Imperial Family. Also, the people around here are connected to Zhongchuan Yue. He contacted me after discovering that we had entered the third level of the Ancient Immortal Realm," Lin Chuan explained.
"Then it seems we don't need to deal with those people." Northern Dipper somewhat listlessly put away Ghost Hand. Without slaughter, Ghost Hand would have to devour his life force, which made him rather uncomfortable. But there was no helping it—he couldn't exactly go around massacring innocents.
After confirming the location Zhongchuan Yue had provided, the members of [Akatsuki] flew in that direction. It was not very far away. Lin Chuan had initially wanted to use spatial traversal to get there directly, but after considering it, he dismissed the idea. Although he had some friendship with Zhongchuan Yue, there was not absolute trust between them. If there was an ambush waiting over there, traversing directly would be walking straight into a trap.
The group did not travel very quickly. Bu Lianshi spread out her Absolute Perception, taking in everything around them. Combined with Xiao Heng's ability to foresee danger, they reached the designated location without encountering any trouble.
From a distance, Lin Chuan had already spotted several familiar figures: Zhongchuan Yue, Xiao Kai, and Princess Youhua. But there was another person as well. He wore a dark golden robe and stood beside Zhongchuan Yue. Judging by his aura, he was a cultivator at the great perfection stage of the Void Refinement realm.
Lin Chuan frowned.