The Kunlun Secret Realm.
The clouds and mist dispersed, and Daoyinzi's feet touched solid ground.
"Junior Brother, you're here." Ahead, Yuan Liuzi rose to greet him.
Daoyinzi cupped his hands in salute. Sweeping his gaze around, he saw that four people were already present, including Yuan Liuzi—
Besides Kunlun's spokesman, there were Zhou Dingyi, Sect Leader of Zhongnan; Chang Wuyou, Cult Leader of the Qingwei Sect; and Golden Crow Zi, a True Person of Kongtong.
After greeting them one by one, Daoyinzi headed toward the far end as he usually did.
"Junior Brother, sit here." Smiling, Yuan Liuzi went over and, to Daoyinzi's surprise, led him to a seat beside him.
The seat lay between Yuan Liuzi and Zhou Dingyi.
"This..." Daoyinzi saw that the others looked unperturbed and said nothing. Though puzzled, he kept his questions to himself. He nodded, sat down, and pondered the reason.
As he was thinking, Golden Crow Zi came over to speak with him. "Junior Brother, it's been a while. I heard about Xianjianzi too. Alas..."
Daoyinzi shook his head and said nothing.
Knowing Daoyinzi did not wish to discuss it, Golden Crow Zi asked no more. Instead, he said, "We've gathered for the Divine Treasury again. We need to set up the Grand Formation and contact the disciples inside. Once we reach them, you and I can rest easy instead of stumbling around blind."
That was what he said aloud. Privately, he sent a thought: "The Divine Treasury has opened, but it's tangled up with this false immortal business. The houses without reincarnated immortals are waiting to laugh at us. And several of the Kunlun houses say our two houses' disciples are the most suspicious, all to protect their own. Once we contact the Divine Treasury, who's to say they won't make a