With the arrangements for admission settled, Feng Qi returned to the Enforcement Hall. To his disappointment, however, Xia Jue was not there.
Only after asking a junior disciple nearby did he learn that Xia Jue had gone straight to the Enforcement Hall's Archive Secret Chamber upon his return.
Most disciples had never even heard of the Azure Tide Sect's Enforcement Hall Archive Secret Chamber.
Even those fortunate enough to learn of it occasionally could not enter.
Only the Hall Master had ever been entitled to enter the Enforcement Hall's Archive Secret Chamber. Not even the Deputy Hall Master or the Sect Master had that privilege.
It was, in a sense, a place that served one person alone.
A moment's thought was all Feng Qi needed to understand why Xia Jue had entered the Archive Secret Chamber at this particular time.
With a blade of grass between his teeth, he slouched in his chair with one leg crossed over the other, recalling what had just happened. His thoughts also began to circle back to what might have caused the Soul Lamp Flame Fading.
Over the days that followed, quiet changes swept through the entire Azure Realm.
Every sect, school, and faction began making its own small moves.
Even the Savage Wilderness, which had kept quiet for many years, showed signs of stirring.
Of course, compared with the Savage Wilderness, the Demon-Subduing Land still drew the most attention.
The Azure Tide Sect, Heavenly Origin Hall.
This time, those gathered included not only the Sect Master and elders, but also a group of personal disciples and two reclusive seniors from Cloudmist Peak.
Despite the scorching summer heat, Heavenly Origin Hall was unexpectedly cool.
The gathering had been called by those two seniors from Cloudmist Peak.
Both seniors from Cloudmist Peak were female