Nine-Dragon Island, the building complex's base, the central Heaven-Supporting Palace (Heaven-Hiding Palace), the teleportation hall!
Having received word of the High Priest's return, Witch King Jin Yan, Tota Elder Li Jing, Guihai Canglan, Moving-Mountain Great Witch, and the others led the Sky-Supporting Tribe's elites to gather in the teleportation hall and welcome him.
"What are you doing? Don't stop us fellow disciples from heading out to sea!"
The large gathering of Sky-Supporting Tribe members made even the spacious teleportation hall feel crowded, and quite a few cultivators immediately began shouting complaints.
"Our apologies! Our tribe's High Priest will be returning shortly, so this Teleportation Formation is temporarily closed. If you wish to head out to sea, please go to Nine-Dragon Harbor! Under our tribe's rules, this Teleportation Formation has never served any other purpose. It only provides passage to Heavenfall Island!"
Great Witch Fire Qilin, who was responsible for maintaining order, directed the tribal guards while continually soothing the cultivators in the hall and explaining the situation.
"We fellow disciples are going to Heavenfall Island! This damned island is too dangerous. We want to leave!"
"Get out of the way! Who knows when your High Priest will return? Why close the Teleportation Formation now?"
"So what if he's a High Priest? He's not an Immortal Venerable. Does he really need to put on such airs?"
As more and more cultivators gathered, the situation grew increasingly chaotic. Protests and demands for explanations multiplied, threatening to ignite the crowd's fury.
Aside from some overly extreme remarks, neither side was actually in the wrong. Both were acting according to the rules.
"Elder Canglan?" Unable to calm the crowd, Great Witch Fire Qilin turned to Guihai Canglan for help, his head aching.
When the Sky-Supporting High Priest was absent, the chief bore primary