After Zhang Yu had finished handling matters, he came out from the inner hall and nodded to Daoist Mingshan, who was waiting outside. "Sorry to have kept you waiting, Fellow Daoist. Let us depart."
Daoist Mingshan made a Daoist salute. "Profound Rectifier, please."
The two immediately rose into the air, transforming into streams of escaping light as they left Liang Province and headed toward Great Prefecture.
Carried by Zhang Yu's Heartlight Seal, they traveled at great speed. In less than half a day, they caught sight of the Azure Yang Profound Residence, located amid the waters of Peaceful Longevity Commandery.
Daoist Mingshan glanced over and said, "Profound Rectifier, the Profound Chief has opened the gates of Crane Hall. The protective artifact is no longer shrouding it. You may proceed straight to the hall platform."
Hearing this, Zhang Yu did not descend any farther. He pressed down his escaping light and flew toward the towering Crane Hall, which pierced the clouds. Sure enough, he met not the slightest obstruction and landed smoothly upon the hall platform.
Profound Chief Zhu was standing there at that moment, while Yun Chen stood properly behind him.
At the sight, Zhang Yu had already roughly guessed why Profound Chief Zhu had invited him here. He stepped forward and clasped his hands in salute. "Greetings, Profound Chief Zhu." Then he nodded to Yun Chen. "Fellow Daoist Yun."
Profound Chief Zhu returned a Daoist salute and gestured toward a seat. "Profound Rectifier, please sit." Yun Chen also returned the salute.
Zhang Yu nodded and took a seat upon a meditation cushion nearby.
After Profound Chief Zhu sat down opposite him, he said, "I invited Profound Rectifier Zhang here today because, before long, I will cross hands with a great enemy who has remained hidden for many years. When