A Startling Revelation

"Dao Master, you came too?"

Inside the Azure Edge Dojo's viewing room, Liu Changgong hurriedly rose to his feet when he saw the suddenly appearing white-haired, blue-robed middle-aged man.

The other two Supreme Elders and the gathered elders also rose and bowed in greeting.

Azure Edge Dao Master Yue Shan was naturally the foremost figure and strongest expert of the Azure Edge Dojo, an existence at the peak of the Dao Mountain Realm.

However, in order to comprehend the Azure Edge Dao Stele as soon as possible, Yue Shan had spent years in seclusion within his cave abode, rarely showing himself to manage the dojo's affairs.

It was only after Lu Chong burst onto the scene that this Dao Master had occasionally appeared over the past few years, though only to receive the Supreme Elders and Lu Chong, offering Lu Chong the occasional bit of guidance.

"At such a critical moment for Elder Lu, one that concerns the very life and death of our Azure Edge Dojo, how could I be absent?" Yue Shan said kindly, waving his hand to signal everyone to sit.

But in the next instant, his gaze turned cold. "I fear that Zuo Qianxing and the elders of Thousand Mechanisms Dojo can no longer sit still either."

"Indeed." Supreme Elder Qi Xuan showed a trace of indignation. "They've all come, as have quite a few people from Heavenly Net Dojo and Flowing Cloud Dojo."

"Heh..." Yue Shan gave a chilly laugh. "All a pack of people watching the fire from across the river."

"Never mind them. Elder Lu has emerged from seclusion this time—how certain is he?" Yue Shan asked, looking toward Liu Changgong.

Deep in his eyes lay exhaustion and helplessness that he could not conceal.

If he could have comprehended the Dao Stele sooner,