Even if the invitation was like a Hongmen Banquet, every major faction and nation had to send someone to Spirit City.
Although Grace Hall's actual strength had already surpassed Spirit Hall's, Mo Lin and the people of Grace Hall had kept it well hidden.
Spirit Hall was still recognized as the number one soul master faction, and its words carried tremendous weight across the continent.
What was more, the reason given for this invitation was to discuss how to deal with evil soul masters.
If any faction or nation failed to send someone, it would give others something to talk about. When the time came, their enemies and rivals would not care whether they truly had anything to do with evil soul masters.
To avoid appearing perfunctory, nearly every faction had either sent its leader in person or dispatched its second-in-command.
With Mo Lin, the Hall Master, making the trip personally, Grace Hall would not stand out.
Besides, in many people's eyes, Mo Lin was merely a puppet Hall Master. He was the perfect person to attend this "Hongmen Banquet."
Since Mo Lin himself had yet to fully recover, he brought several powerful companions with him on this trip to Spirit City.
Qilin and Phoenix, who had returned after wiping out several evil soul master strongholds; Snow Empress; and Bi'an, who guarded Mo Lin at all times.
By all rights, Qian Renxue should have gone to Spirit City with Mo Lin as well, but Mo Lin persuaded her to remain in Gengxin City.
This trip to Spirit City would be different from before. The possibility of clashing with Qian Daoliu was extremely high.
No matter what, Qian Daoliu was Qian Renxue's biological grandfather. If they truly came to blows, Qian Renxue would undoubtedly be caught in an impossible position.
Thus,