Nanmingzi and Qiongfa Zi, the two martial brothers, looked at each other in silence, their expressions shifting.
After a long while, Qiongfa Zi said, "The Soul-Suppressing Bell was forged from the remnants of the Azure Bronze Lamp and holds wondrous powers. Apart from serving as a vessel for the souls and True Spirits of our disciples, it reacts only to those reincarnated from Beyond the Mundane. Does that mean there really is a Reincarnated Immortal in this hall?"
As he spoke, he sent his Divine Sense sweeping through the outer hall. When his awareness returned, astonishment showed on his face.
"Well, now! Several people of remarkable talent have gathered in a single hall, all with the potential to cultivate and seek the Path! An ordinary cultivator seeking a successor often has to roam All Under Heaven to find one or two promising candidates, then arrange trials and sift through them layer by layer. Such a gathering of outstanding talents today is truly unusual." He looked at Nanmingzi.
After a moment's thought, Nanmingzi shook his head slightly. "Someone reincarnated from Beyond the Mundane need not be a true immortal. In years past, when true immortals reincarnated through proper channels, decrees were usually sent down from Beyond the Mundane. But we've heard little this time. Though this world and Beyond the Mundane are cut off from each other, some messages can still get through."
Qiongfa Zi paused, then understood.
Given his years of cultivation, he would have been a pillar of any other sect. On Great Hua Mountain, however, he was already an elder, and many archives and records had long been open to him. He knew something of affairs Beyond the Mundane.
After thinking it over, Qiongfa Zi said, "Great Hua Mountain rose again so swiftly, covering in forty years the