Yuan Sect Master

Tianyue Sect, Council Hall.

When Li Yuan returned from Nether Abyss Valley, several streams of Evasion Light had already landed before the Council Hall.

The hall doors stood open. Zhou Heng stood at the entrance, his expression unlike usual.

"The Spirit Transformation cultivator has arrived," Zhou Heng said. "A day earlier than expected."

Li Yuan entered the hall.

Several unfamiliar faces had appeared inside. Three Nascent Soul Cultivators stood to the left, their Dharmic Robes bearing the style of those brought by Mingyuan Sect. Xuanpu stood silently on the right.

A male cultivator stood in the center of the hall.

Spirit Transformation-level spiritual power emanated from him, steady and restrained. Unlike Xuanying's abyssal-pool-like aura, his was more like a boulder buried beneath the earth.

Li Yuan recognized him.

Not by his face, but by his aura.

The Yuan Sect Master.

The Yuan Sect Master swept his gaze over everyone in the hall. His eyes paused on Li Yuan for an instant before shifting to Zhou Heng.

"Explain the situation."

Zhou Heng spoke, reporting one by one the information concerning the Nether Abyss Valley rift, the Six-Point Resonant Sealing Array, Dark Vein purification, the backup route of the Seven-Star Demonic Gathering Array, and the activation of the Netherdemon Blood Sacrifice Array in half a month.

The Yuan Sect Master's expression did not change after hearing this.

"The exchanges between Yuan Sect and the Nether Demon Realm are no secret."

His tone was calm, as though he were speaking of someone else's affairs.

"From the day Yuan Sect was founded, it has had dealings with the Nether Demon Realm. Over there, quite a few human Demonic Cultivators have mastered Yuan Sect's inheritance. Yuan Sect had also previously disclosed information about the Nether Abyss Valley rift to Mingyuan Sect."

He paused.

"The expansion