Two golden-armored guards blocked Hua Huayue's path.
Their golden armor radiated majesty, inviolable.
Of course, before that powerful aura, Hua Huayue could not violate it either.
That aura nearly forced her to bend at the waist, lower her head, and immediately retreat from the barrier.
Yet as a core disciple, as the young mistress of the Unfixed Realm, she forcibly held herself straight and said:
"Bold of you to stop even me!"
"Do you know who I am?"
The two golden-armored guards froze for a moment and sized Hua Huayue up. One of them immediately recognized her.
"Who did I think it was? So it's Young Mistress Hua."
There was unmistakable contempt in his tone.
Clearly, even the guards of Hall Above Hall looked down somewhat on this core disciple who was merely in the First Void Realm.
To serve as a guard in Hall Above Hall, one's cultivation had to be at least in the Four Forms Realm. Before experts of the Four Forms Realm, those in the First Void Realm were like ants, truly unworthy of notice.
Hua Huayue took a deep breath, suppressing the fury in her heart before speaking.
"Now that you know it's me, why aren't you making way?"
The two guards exchanged amused glances. Rather than moving aside at once, they asked:
"Young Mistress Hua, this is Hall Above Hall. Without the Realm Lord's orders, even young mistresses like you may not set foot here. Surely you know that?"
Hua Huayue gave a muffled snort. "Don't you know that the Realm Lord is gathering the core disciples to discuss the Dao?"
The guard grinned. "As guards, of course we know. Otherwise, what would we be standing watch here for?"
Hua Huayue retorted, "Then why aren't you making way?"
The guard stepped forward. "Precisely because