For the time being, Su Mo did not investigate the detailed internal situation of the Nebula World. This clone of his was not suited to that task.
Naturally, his true body would handle those matters.
After returning to the Eighth Soul Pavilion, Su Mo parted ways with the Yan Alliance members and went to pay Pavilion Master Wuyu a visit.
Since his cultivation had reached the Dao Realm, he received some rewards from Pavilion Master Wuyu and obtained quite a few resources.
In the days that followed, Su Mo did not leave the Eighth Soul Pavilion again. Every day, he exchanged insights on cultivation with the Yan Alliance members.
After spending some time together, he had gained a general understanding of those Dao Realm experts in the Yan Alliance, and their relationships rapidly grew closer.
A small core group had taken shape.
On this day, Su Mo was chatting in a pavilion in the North Left District of the Eighth Soul Pavilion with Ji Zhe, Sang Bo, and more than twenty other core members of the Yan Alliance, discussing their cultivation insights.
An Essence Clan person walked straight over.
"May I ask if you are Lord Bai Yan?"
The Essence Clan person came before Su Mo and bowed as he asked.
"That's me."
Su Mo nodded, watching the other man with confusion.
Seeing that he had not mistaken the person, the Essence Clan man took out a golden jade slip from his robes and handed it to Su Mo. In a grave voice, he said, "This is a challenge letter from my master."
"A challenge letter?"
Su Mo was taken aback, then frowned slightly. Was it Xuan Bei?
If Xuan Bei wanted to regain his face, why send a challenge letter? He could have simply come looking for him.
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