The Flamefire Realm Master merely nodded, then waved his hand again.
An invisible force descended and enveloped the area.
A moment later.
The space ahead rippled faintly once more.
A figure slowly appeared. It was Illusion Master Lingyan!
Illusion Master Lingyan looked briefly startled, but quickly recovered and cupped his fists. "Greetings, Flamefire Realm Master, Storm Sovereign."
Illusion Master Lingyan was surprised. He had no idea what was going on.
He had been in Cultivation when he suddenly sensed the Flamefire Realm Master summoning him, so he had immediately followed the Flamefire Realm Master's power here.
The Flamefire Realm Master said nothing. The Storm Sovereign asked in a low voice, "Illusion Master Lingyan, when you went to the True Martial Continent, what did you make of Qin Hao?"
Illusion Master Lingyan froze, even more surprised.
The Flamefire Realm Master had summoned him here to ask about Qin Hao?
Of course Illusion Master Lingyan remembered what had happened five years ago. After a brief pause, he said, "When I arrived on the True Martial Continent, Qin Hao was being pursued by someone who appeared to have reached Ordinary Creation..."
Illusion Master Lingyan then recounted everything he knew, leaving nothing out.
When he arrived on the True Martial Continent, Ancestor Yanshi had been pursuing Qin Hao. At the time, Illusion Master Lingyan's attention had been on the Blood Demon Race Sovereign, and he had paid little heed to Qin Hao.
He had simply unleashed his power and slain all the Blood Demon Race cultivators who appeared to have reached Creation, saving Qin Hao by chance.
But Illusion Master Lingyan remembered one thing clearly: King Zhenyan had repeatedly recommended Qin Hao to him, hoping Qin Hao would receive special cultivation and an additional reward. Illusion Master Lingyan had refused, saying it would be