True Person Jiqing of the Immortal Garden opened his eyes and smiled faintly. "You flatter me, senior brother. These paltry tricks of mine were all learned by watching you go about your affairs, absorbing your example day after day."
At those words, True Person Xuan Cheng's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot. His remark had clearly been sarcastic-where had there been any praise?!
How could anyone be more shameless than he was? Not only had Jiqing brought a Golden Core Life-bound Magical Treasure into the contest, he had concealed it so flawlessly that no one else had noticed.
Xuan Cheng said nothing. Finally, amid True Person Qing Heng's increasingly brazen laughter, he swept his sleeve sharply, became a streak of light, and vanished into the clouds.
Below the summit of the clouds, as Spirit Resonance of the Illusory Void Grotto-Heaven left him completely, Chu Mo felt as though his body had been hollowed out. Even his legs were shaky; he was utterly drained.
Before he could recover, an irresistible intent entered his mind: "You two, come to the Hezhen Society at once!"
It was True Person Xuan Cheng's voice.
Chu Mo's heart tightened. Oh no, the jig is up! He immediately looked at Yuan Bai beside him, only to find his expression equally grave. Clearly, he had received the same message.
Neither dared delay. They swiftly flew toward the Hezhen Society.
The Hezhen Society's headquarters lay deep within the Cloudsea Hanging Mountain, where numerous immortal peaks were linked together to form a coordinated domain.
The place where Xuan Cheng had summoned them was an immortal peak called Clear Radiance Peak, which served as the Hezhen Society's "office district."
"Your disciples, Youxuan and Yuan Bai, pay their respects, True Person."
Upon entering the hall and seeing True