What Xiao Yan could never have imagined was that while he had exhausted every means to defeat Lu Zhi, in a mysterious place millions of miles away from the Northwest Region...
A man was wrapped in Black Flame, his entire body covered in strange black runes. His eyes were like black holes, radiating a terrifying devouring power, while his body exuded an extremely ancient and eerie aura.
The man had been cultivating with his eyes closed when he suddenly stopped and slowly opened them. An indescribable devouring power emerged from his eyes.
"Void, what happened? Why is your aura unstable?"
A handsome man of around thirty, carrying a somewhat scholarly air, slowly appeared and asked.
"...Something strange happened. I actually... sensed my own aura from the outside world?"
The scholarly man frowned slightly. "Did someone use the Child Flame you gave them?"
The strange man wrapped in Black Flame pondered for a moment. "Probably not. I can sense the aura of every Child Flame, but that aura just now felt familiar and intimate, yet also carried a trace of unfamiliarity."
"I want to go out and take a look myself. I feel that aura is not in the Central Plains."
Upon hearing this, an almost imperceptible hint of impatience appeared in the scholarly man's eyes. Of course, he concealed it well enough that it went unnoticed.
"Void, our grand plan has reached its most critical stage. No accidents can be allowed at a time like this. How about I have Miesheng send someone to investigate it for you?"
The strange man hesitated for a while before finally nodding. "That works too. With Hun Miesheng in charge of the Soul Hall, it may be more effective than going myself."
"Patriarch, then I'll go find Hun Miesheng first!"
"Go and return quickly!"