Five days passed in the blink of an eye.
At noon, the blazing sun hung high in a cloudless sky. Clear daylight flooded the northwestern lands, making the entire Northwest City gleam with prosperity and splendor.
At the center of Northwest City stood Lanyun Pavilion, the tallest building in the city. Its nine-story structure soared into the clouds, magnificent and imposing.
From the top floor, one could overlook the entirety of Northwest City: its streets and alleys, carriages and crowds, distant mountains and rivers, all laid bare before the eye.
Qian Xunzong and his group had traveled in the Cloudstep Light-Carriage, so they had arrived early. They sat in the Supreme Private Room on the ninth floor, quietly awaiting the arrival of the two sects.
The lineup he had brought to this meeting was extravagant beyond measure. Every person accompanying him was a top expert of the continent. Any one of them stepping out alone would be enough to shake an entire region and alter the balance of small and medium-sized sects.
Mo Hengchuan, Yun Yan, Ma Jinyan, Shen Ye, Kong Deming, plus a ghost and a flower!
Members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Mountain-Sea Tower lurked in the shadows.
Qian Xunzong sat upright in the seat of honor. His moon-white robe embroidered with gold made his youthful figure appear even straighter. At six years old, traces of childishness still lingered in his features.
Yet the sacred, radiant aura surrounding him and the innate majesty of one in a high position far surpassed countless veteran Soul Masters and sect leaders who had lived for over a century.
The Jade Balance Xiejing Beast obediently lay atop the table. Blue-gold spiritual light flowed faintly around it as it silently purified the surrounding aura, dispelling all evil influences, illusions, and hidden Soul