Misty Cloud Sect, Misty Cloud Mountain, rear mountain.
Amid the mountains stood an ethereal, secluded peak. On that peak was a seemingly simple, unadorned courtyard. Within it, a middle-aged man in a moon-white robe sat cross-legged. From his weathered face, one could faintly tell that he had once been a handsome, dignified man.
Whoosh!
Abruptly, the middle-aged man snapped open his eyes. A sharp gaze burst from them as a profound, unfathomable aura silently seeped into the surrounding space.
The next moment, the man withdrew all of his aura. A smile immediately appeared on his face as he rose and cupped his hands in greeting. "I did not know several Protectors had arrived. Yun Shan failed to welcome you from afar. My sincerest apologies!"
"Hehe, this Protector thought that after Sect Leader Yun Shan broke through to the Dou Zong realm, you believed yourself invincible beneath the heavens."
A cold, sinister voice echoed beside Yun Shan's ears like a frigid wind from the depths of the underworld. Immediately afterward, three spatial rifts appeared in three directions, completely surrounding him.
Yun Shan's expression tightened slightly, and shock rose in his heart. He had originally thought that after breaking through to the Dou Zong realm, the skies would be wide enough for birds to soar and the seas broad enough for fish to leap. Now, however, it seemed that before the Soul Hall, he was still nothing worth mentioning.
"What are you saying, Protector? I was merely cultivating earlier and reacted somewhat excessively. I hope the several Protectors will not take offense!"
"It had better be so!"
Yun Shan immediately lowered his stance even further. Seeing this, one of the three Protectors snorted coldly before getting straight to the point. "This Protector has come under the Hall Master's orders. We require assistance