The Gathering Before the Mountain, Shen Miaoyin Gifts a Jade Eye Slip and an Invitation

"Just what happened to Yunheng Mountain? Normally, you wouldn't see a Golden Core stage powerhouse in decades, so how did so many suddenly appear today? Looking at this formation, could it be that all the Golden Core stage powerhouses in Muyun Prefecture have come?"

"How could that be? How many people are there, really? Still... so many Golden Core stage powerhouses would be a force not to be underestimated no matter which of the five great powers they were placed in. And judging by the looks of it, they seem to be Phantom Star Sect's elite? Strange. Why would these Golden Core stage seniors from Phantom Star Sect suddenly come here? Could it be... they're planning to start a war with the Great Zhao Dynasty here?"

"What are you thinking? This is Phantom Star Sect's hinterland! If they really wanted a war, they'd have to go to Wuliu Plain. I heard... Phantom Star Sect has located a secret realm deep in the Endless Sea and sincerely invited the other four great powers to explore it together!"

"Invited the four great powers? No wonder I heard that quite a few Golden Core monks from Golden Cicada Temple had emerged from seclusion when I left their territory last night."

"What invitation? In my opinion... Phantom Star Sect is clearly worried that if it sent people to explore the secret realm alone, the other powers would take advantage of its absence. Especially the Great Zhao Dynasty—they've been watching Phantom Star Sect for more than a day or two. That's why they put on this show of inviting all sides to explore together. Put plainly, it's just mutual checks and balances!"

"That possibility can't be ruled out. Over the past hundred years, the Great Zhao Dynasty has been secretly recruiting large numbers of Rogue