Scarlet City Immortal Prefecture's assembly hall.
Azure Lion Immortal tilted his head back, gazing at the secret realm entrance that was merely the size of a doorway, and spoke:
"I heard that some time ago, this entrance was thousands of feet wide. Now it is reduced to this little stretch. Does that mean there truly are not many people left inside the secret realm?"
Someone beside him heard this and chuckled.
"I never expected Fellow Daoist Azure Lion to show such concern and worry now."
Azure Lion Immortal withdrew his gaze and turned expressionlessly toward the hat-wearing man beside him.
The immortal wearing the hat was none other than White Dust Immortal.
The other man continued:
"White has already reported this matter in full in the documents submitted to the Immortal Prefecture. As for the current circumstances of that junior of yours, Fellow Daoist Azure Lion, they have nothing to do with White. Whether he is dead or alive, White does not know."
White Dust Immortal said coldly, "Speaking of which, it is Hu Muhuang who ought to give me an explanation. That beast actually dared to strike down a fellow disciple within the secret realm.
"If he died in the secret realm this time, then so be it. But if he emerges, White will petition the Immortal Prefecture to punish him openly and according to the law!"
Azure Lion Immortal's expression did not stir at all. He merely said:
"Why waste so many words? I only asked about the secret realm entrance.
"You are unbearably noisy."
With that, Azure Lion Immortal turned his head. His body flickered, and he vanished from the assembly hall.
This left White Dust Immortal choking on his words, as though his fist had struck cotton, with nowhere to exert any force.
Letting out a