"What do you mean?"
At Tong Ye's words, the Spirit Clan experts' expressions changed drastically. They all gathered around him, staring at him intently.
As the Spirit Clan's most central location, the Holy City enforced extremely strict screening, even for members of the clan. Everyone hovering in the air naturally knew just how rigorous those checks were.
Yet now, someone had actually slipped into the Holy City?
The moment those words rang out, disbelief covered everyone's faces, and their burning gazes turned toward Tong Ye.
"Uh..."
With so many experts staring at him, even Tong Ye could not help breaking into a cold sweat despite his strength.
"Enough! All of you, spread out. What kind of conduct is this?"
At the critical moment, Granny tapped her cane and scolded everyone into dispersing. Only then did she turn her gaze toward Tong Ye in the distance and speak.
"All right, Tong Ye. Tell us what you've learned first!"
"Yes!"
Tong Ye nodded, then began explaining.
"I just received word that a Mysterious Figure wearing a black robe entered the Holy City today. However, they displayed a spirit rune, so the two disciples guarding the gate did not stop them."
"But after entering the city, this person vanished without a trace and has not shown themselves since."
"Moreover, according to the two gate guards, the spirit rune they displayed was a high-level spirit rune. That's why I believe they must have deceived those two disciples through some means unknown to us."
"A high-level spirit rune?"
As they listened to Tong Ye, several of the experts present looked somewhat perplexed.
Why had the Spirit Clan now fallen to the bottom of the Ancient Eight Clans in terms of strength?
It was because, over the long passage of time, the Dou Di bloodline within