At a certain harbor.
Five people clad in blue, with sabers and swords at their waists, stood on the shore, gazing out at the boundless sea ahead.
"Senior Brother Pei, what's our mission this time? It offers quite a lot of sect contribution points."
A girl wearing a saber asked curiously.
The others also looked toward the young man addressed as Senior Brother Pei.
They were disciples of the Eastern Cen Palace of the Azure Sea. They had come out on a richly rewarded sect mission, but its description was rather vague. For the details, they had to ask Pei Leide, the senior brother accompanying them.
Pei Leide had an honest, simple appearance. Rather than answer the question directly, he asked:
"Since you accepted the mission, I assume you're all Life Masters? None of you are in any other realm, right? Let me make this clear beforehand: this mission is extremely dangerous. Anyone below the Fate Lord Realm could lose their life at any moment."
The saber-wearing girl who had asked the question nodded.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother Pei. We know the limits of our own strength. We wouldn't have accepted this mission if we hadn't reached the Fate Lord Realm."
The others nodded as well.
Every sect mission issued by the Eastern Cen Palace of the Azure Sea had specific requirements. This mission required the disciples accepting it to be in the Fate Lord Realm-not a fraction below it.
No one would try to fudge that.
Pei Leide nodded. "In that case, I'll explain."
Pei Leide's expression grew grave, and the others could not help furrowing their brows and growing serious as well.
"You've probably heard that demon fiends from the Central Demon Realm besieged the Grand Hua Jade Heaven Sect in the Central Land. As it happened, all