The Three Giants; A Meeting

At that moment, two figures sat cross-legged upon the elevated seats in the great hall.

The elder on the left had dark skin and a stern face, carrying an imposing dignity that suggested he rarely smiled. His eyes were as sharp as lightning, and a sweep of his gaze made one's soul ache faintly.

The one on the right was a beautiful woman dressed in a cheongsam. Judging by her appearance, she was certainly no younger than the dark-skinned elder, yet her face resembled that of a woman in her thirties, impeccably well-preserved.

Her expression was calm, carrying the subtle charm of time's refinement, like a jar of aged wine that grew more fragrant with every taste.

Beneath both of them stood platforms of white jade. The jade was as warm and lustrous as water, gleaming faintly; one glance was enough to tell that it was no ordinary treasure.

Upon closer inspection, these two white jade platforms had actually been forged from Earth Core Jade Mother.

Earth Core Jade Mother was a rare jade formed from the gradual condensation of the earth's origin energy over countless years. It possessed remarkable effects in suppressing the violent Dou Qi within one's body.

A cultivation cushion forged from it could reduce the likelihood of cultivation deviation to an extremely low level.

A single piece of Earth Core Jade Mother was already priceless outside, yet such an enormous cultivation platform had been forged from it before their eyes. The extravagance was simply astonishing.

Between the two of them sat another cushion forged from Earth Core Jade Mother, though it was currently empty.

However, a faint warmth still lingered on that cushion, making it clear that someone had been sitting there not long ago.

Clearly, this was a small group of three. Within the Pill