At this moment, the Grand Elder cast a cool, indifferent glance at the well-meaning elder.
"Sixth Elder, there is no need to feel too sorry. Perhaps under the family head's majesty, he will simply bow his head and yield?"
The well-meaning man was precisely the Sixth Elder of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family.
Above the stairway...
Ling Dongchuan drifted down in front of Sikong Jing. He did not treat Sikong Jing's explosive wounds. Instead, he merely looked him up and down as the latter continued to endure the terrifying pressure.
At last, Ling Dongchuan said blandly, "Ling Jianxing, I am the family head of the Heaven-Soaring Imperial Family."
Sikong Jing raised his head, his gaze calm and unruffled.
Then he smiled and said in a slightly hoarse voice, "Crescent Moon Ling Jianxing greets the family head. Forgive me, but I cannot perform any formal rites right now."
Shrugging, Ling Dongchuan said as if it did not matter, "No harm done. But do you know why I did not give you a stairway token?"
There was no needless preamble. He went straight to the heart of the matter.
"I do not."
Naturally, Sikong Jing could not possibly feel any awe. He simply shook his head and spoke at his own pace...
"I believe I comprehended the Heaven-Soaring Nine Swords and became the first person in a thousand years to do so. The family head should not be punishing me."
Of course he knew why, but on the surface, he naturally had to pretend he did not.
With an indifferent smile, Ling Dongchuan suddenly said coldly, "First, explain the matter of the Crescent Moon Lineage vanishing without a trace."
Sikong Jing's heart trembled slightly. Only now did he receive definite news.
Only now could he be one hundred percent certain that the Crescent