Leaving the council hall, they found that night had already fallen deep. The Clear Sky Sect disciples had lit torches, illuminating the mountain paths as bright as day. Dugu Bo yawned. "I didn't expect Sect Master Tang to be so easy to talk to. Chief, should we head back to Spirit Hall now?"
"No rush." Murong Huai looked up at the star-filled night sky. "I can feel that my strength has reached a bottleneck. I need a quiet place to enter seclusion. The Clear Sky Sect is a major sect, so I imagine it must have some decent cultivation chambers."
As he spoke, Murong Huai looked toward Tang Zhan beside him. Tang Zhan immediately smiled. "You jest, Elder. The Clear Sky Sect may lack other things, but we have no shortage of cultivation chambers. There is one in the back mountain where my father entered seclusion in the past. It contains an array laid out with many rare treasures, and the concentration of heaven-and-earth energy inside is three times that of the outside world. It is most suitable for secluded cultivation. I'll have someone take you there at once."
"Then I'll trouble Sect Master Tang," Murong Huai said with cupped hands.
Tang Zhan personally led Murong Huai toward the back mountain. Bibi Dong and Dugu Bo exchanged a glance before following after them. The cultivation chamber in the back mountain was hidden within the mountainside. Its entrance was sealed by an enormous slab of granite engraved with the image of the Clear Sky Hammer.
Tang Zhan waved a hand and sent a stream of Soul Power into it. The granite slowly shifted aside, revealing a passage within. Luminous pearls embedded along both sides of the passage lit the way ahead.
When they reached the chamber entrance, Tang Zhan stopped. "Elder,