A towering figure of his sect like Fang Qianyuan naturally would not mistake every gust of wind for rain, believing whatever anyone told him.
To establish the truth, he would have to rely on his trusted subordinates, or even investigate in person, before drawing a conclusion.
But this matter involved a Heaven-Tier Powerhouse. Ordinary subordinates were utterly incapable of investigating it, so he decided to go himself.
Upon hearing this, Tian Heng pondered for a moment before saying, "If the other party truly intends to kill those who possess the Flying Immortal Records, your journey may not be a peaceful one, Fellow Daoist Fang."
Fang Qianyuan smiled faintly and said with confidence, "All the better. I can lure the snake out of its hole and drag the hidden hand behind this into the open once and for all!"
The two exchanged a glance, their understanding needing no words.
The other powerful experts saw this, and their expressions shifted slightly, but none said anything more.
Just over a month passed quickly. Fang Qianyuan set out from the Heavencrystal Snowfield, passing through the Azure Cloud Sect headquarters and the Central Province teleportation array, and soon arrived at the transit hub, Eight Directions City.
Many years ago, Fang Qianyuan had visited this place to trace his ancestry in secret. Now he returned to familiar ground because of a powerhouse's murder, and his state of mind was naturally different.
When he appeared above Eight Directions City, the ordinary Human Rank Spirit Tamers did not notice the enormous wolf, like an iceberg, that had appeared high overhead. Yet the several Earth Rank Spirit Tamers stationed in the city raised their heads almost simultaneously, looking toward the man and wolf.
They hurriedly summoned their spirit creatures and flew up on azure birds, golden eagles, and other