At the Teleportation Array in the Azure Cloud Sect's headquarters.
As a brilliant shaft of light descended, several elders of the great sects appeared in splendid robes, accompanied by attendants and guards.
These were the investigators jointly dispatched by the Spirit Tamers, the Sacred Dragon Sect, and the Flying Immortal Sect, who had come specifically to investigate what had happened to Huang Yunhao and the others.
Seeing them arrive, the Azure Cloud Sect's elders and guest stewards, who had received word in advance and come to welcome them, stepped forward to exchange greetings.
After the two sides exchanged pleasantries, a tall, powerfully built man with a gleaming bald head stepped forward. He was Zhou Minghua of the Spirit Taming Sect.
Zhou Minghua had made his name in his youth, with illustrious achievements in battle. Even in his early years, he had been a young expert renowned throughout Central Province. Now, decades later, he had long since brought his cultivation to the tenth transformation, honing it to the perfection of a furnace's pure blue flame. He had become a Legendary Expert acknowledged both within and outside his sect, his fame spreading across the world.
He was leading this investigation into what had happened to Huang Yunhao and the others. The Sacred Dragon Sect and the Flying Immortal Sect had each sent renowned veterans with seventh- or eighth-turn cultivation, along with accompanying stewards of various ranks to assist.
Zhou Minghua went straight to the point. "Elder Lin, let us dispense with the pleasantries for now. We would like to meet your sect's Elder Fang immediately. Could you arrange an introduction?"
The Heavenly Observation Court elder receiving them immediately felt himself in a difficult position. "Your Excellency, Wisdom King, we have not yet had time to make arrangements..."
"Then make them as soon