Qi Kingdom, Mountain Fate Sect.
Zhou Xuanshan and the elders exchanged helpless looks, remaining silent for a long time.
"Sect Master, Li Qingxian has entered the Eerie Ground, and there's been no word from him. What should we do?"
"We've already signed contracts with the other sects to invest mountain gods for them, one by one. But now the man himself is gone."
"I heard the Devil Sect joined forces with Heaven's Mandate Sect and used Heaven's Mandate Arts to unleash Five Sons Delivering Devils. All signs suggest it was aimed at Li Qingxian."
"The Devil Sect and Heaven's Mandate Sect are trying to destroy our Mountain Fate Sect's foundations."
"Fortunately, his Deity-Inviting Incantation was extraordinarily powerful and allowed our strength to advance by leaps and bounds. Otherwise, once he died in the Eerie Ground, the Mountain Fate Sect's reputation would come crashing down."
Zhou Xuanshan said, "Right now, the most important thing is to save his life. I've already contacted Li Xuzhong, but he seems to have taken action ahead of us. I don't know where he's gone. Beyond that, I can find no solution, unless all the major Fate Sects join forces and spare no effort. But... that's a tale from the Arabian Nights."
"If Li Qingxian dies, then Heaven's Mandate cannot be defied. Our Mountain Fate Sect will pay compensation for breaching the contracts, then seal off the mountain and retreat into seclusion. If he walks out of the Eerie Ground alive, we'll have to protect him strictly from then on."
"With the lengths Li Qingxian goes to in courting death, our Mountain Fate Sect alone can't keep him safe. He even wants a Heroes' Token. Sect Master, what do you suggest?"
Zhou Xuanshan pondered for a moment, then said, "We might as well trick... kindly guide