One day later.
Elder Zhou arrived at the entrance to the Elder Palace once again. His steps were steady, but his expression was hurried. He clutched a jade slip in his hand, his face as grim as though a dark cloud had settled over it.
After announcing his arrival, he strode into the palace and presented the jade slip to Elder Ice Spirit with both hands.
"The Sima Family's Fusion Realm elders were wiped out in one fell swoop?"
After reading the intelligence in the jade slip, even Elder Ice Spirit's perpetually frosty face changed dramatically. She sprang to her feet atop the ice lotus, her fluttering robes stirring a wave of cold.
At that moment, a thick layer of frost seemed to shroud her beautiful, jade-like face. Her eyes were filled with disbelief and barely restrained fury.
Those Fusion Realm elders of the Sima Family had always followed her lead. They were important pieces Ice Spirit Fairy had placed in Azure Billow Central Province, forces loyal to her alone.
To think they had now been uprooted and slaughtered to the last man!
How could she not be furious?
"Elder Zhou, what about this young body cultivator who later barged into the Sima Family?" Ice Spirit Fairy glanced at the jade slip before lifting her gaze from the intelligence to look down at Elder Zhou, her voice carrying the chill of an interrogation.
"This body cultivator's true cultivation is unknown. He uses the fifth layer of the Void Refinement Realm to deceive the world. His combat strength is considerable, and he once captured the Sima Family's Eighth Elder at Blood Dragon Mountain, hoping to exchange him for dragon blood."
Elder Zhou spoke thoughtfully, reporting every detail of the information he had obtained.
"But his strength should be no match for