As Chong An's escaping light departed, something in the sky spotted him. But his flight was far too swift; by the time the message was sent to the rear, he had long since vanished.
On a jade-white hill somewhere on the Earth Continent, a piercing alarm blared, immediately alerting several people stationed there for surveillance.
"Who dares disregard the prohibition and fly through the heavenly domain?"
"The escaping light has been measured at Grade Fifteen. Good heavens, that is fast. We have not seen speed like this in decades, have we?"
A man who appeared to be a supervisor wore a grave expression. "More than decades. Looking back over a hundred years of records, the strongest measurable old demon, the Grand Sky Eagle, only reached Grade Fourteen at most."
Everyone's expressions turned solemn.
If it was a demon, that meant another great demon had appeared. A demon capable of such rapid flight could emerge across most of the dynasty's territory in an instant. Its threat level was undoubtedly of the highest rank.
One of the monitoring clerks said, "We have traced it. The escaping light originated in Ancient Chai Commandery, where they had just captured a sheep demon suspected of having escaped from a cultivation abode."
"A sheep demon?" The supervisor stared intently. "That escaping light is exceedingly pure, and it is Grade Fifteen. Even the Heavenly Net could not suppress it. They should not be together."
It had descended?
"Where did it land?"
The monitoring clerk replied, "At an ancient Taoist temple on Sleeping Hill. The temple's history..." He checked the record board, seeming to confirm it again. "Its recorded history spans three thousand three hundred years."
"Three thousand three hundred years?"
They looked at one another. Someone said, "A Taoist temple that ancient? Wouldn't that date back to