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"": "At the Spirit Official Hall, He Youtian stood quietly before the gates, his brow furrowed and a faint bewilderment in his eyes.
"Female-One Patriarch, why make such a tremendous fuss?" The confusion in He Youtian's voice deepened.
The torrential rain was only part of it. More importantly, there was the muffled thunder rolling across the sky and the immense pressure of their surroundings. Even a Real Person like him felt as though he were suffocating.
Without permission, no one could pass through this rain!
Luo Xianshen stood on the other side of He Youtian, his brow equally furrowed.
"Did Heart Inquiry uncover a problem?" He Youtian raised his head and looked at the sky.
Above the summit, he could see the dark clouds flashing white from time to time.
It was clearly daytime, yet the clouds overhead made the daylight so dim that it was scarcely better than night.
That made the white flashes of lightning especially distinct.
Luo Xianshen remained unusually silent and offered no reply.
Then He Youtian nodded slightly again. "It is indeed Heart Inquiry, not a bestowal of opportunity. The Female-One Patriarch could not possibly grant opportunities to so many elders of Divine Firmament Mountain at once."
"It seems some unsavory people have infiltrated Divine Firmament Mountain's disciples after all."
"Having the Female-One Patriarch is a blessing for our Four-Rules Mountain."
His tone grew reflective, and his furrowed brow gradually relaxed.
"Something isn't right," Luo Xianshen murmured, staring intently into the rain.
A strange trace of black had appeared amid the downpour.
It looked like thoroughly burned spirit money that had been soaked.
His pupils contracted slightly, and alarm stirred in his heart. He recognized it: sinking ash!
Whenever Luo Bin released the Blackblood Vine, sinking ash would appear around him!