Auspicious Origin Prefecture, Righteousness-Destroying Pass.
A figure flew above the fortified city, and countless cultivators immediately retreated to one side.
Only the Xiao Family cultivators stepped forward.
But when they saw Patriarch Xiao Yuankong's solemn expression, with none of the joy they had expected, they bowed and waited for his instructions, not daring to speak.
They guessed that the plan had failed.
"Where is True Lord Kasyapa?" Xiao Yuankong asked in his deep, resonant voice.
"In the council palace. Several Nascent Soul seniors are there as well," the Xiao Family cultivator replied at once.
Without another word, Xiao Yuankong headed straight toward the distant palace. Once inside, he saw a huge screen at its center, covered in dark, mysterious clouds.
Before those clouds, True Lord Kasyapa sat on a black jade throne, propping his face on one hand as he watched the entrance. Several other Nascent Soul cultivators waited there with cautious expressions. Only True Lord Heyu had a seat.
"Did you succeed, Fellow Daoist Xiao?" True Lord Heyu asked. Their Union Desire Sect had also sent several Purple Palace members.
"No. True Lord Qianchen intervened, and his strength has improved again. The Heavenly Demon Sect's Ancient Crow Wings did indeed fall into his hands. He has refined them into a fifth-stage superior-grade magical treasure, giving him strength comparable to the Nascent Soul middle stage."
"Besides that, his flood dragon and fire fox both have exceptional innate gifts. I even suspect the dragon possesses a trace of True Spirit bloodline!" Xiao Yuankong said with utmost gravity.
He cultivated both his body and his magical power. Among Nascent Soul middle-stage cultivators, he had found few worthy opponents. Even the old woman Liu Yuan from Southern Wasteland Province had been left struggling for breath under his attacks.
It was only because the