The Seventh Elder said mildly, "I see you've thought this through. In that case, I'll have Zhang Lingjun take you there. Go and return quickly."
Ye Han's gaze flickered at those words. The elder was actually sending a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator to escort him down the mountain. Clearly, he was worried something might happen to him. Such treatment was far from ordinary.
It also made Ye Han feel that whatever the Seventh Elder and Fourth Elder were plotting had to be something major...
In truth, Ye Han did not absolutely need to visit Azure Cloud City. After all, three-hundred-year wood dragon root was not something one could obtain just by asking. He had only paid a deposit. If they found some, so be it; if not, he could simply find time to retrieve his deposit.
Moreover, his current divine sense cultivation allowed him to control six Wood Spirit Flying Swords, meaning he could now use the sword formation in the Qing Xuan Sword Technique.
His main purpose in visiting the Seventh Elder was actually to probe his own position in the elders' plans. Was he merely there to assist, dispensable, or extremely important?
Thus, when Ye Han said he wanted to visit Azure Cloud City, the elder actually sent Zhang Lingjun to protect him.
Ye Han immediately understood that he was extremely important to this matter.
Another reason was that Ye Han wanted to see whether the Seventh Elder, a Golden Core Stage cultivator, could detect the Purple Cauldron in his divine sense sea.
So far, things were just as he had expected. With those Purple-Gold Runes in place, higher-level cultivators should no longer be able to detect it.
Ye Han therefore answered respectfully, "Yes, Master!"
"Go and return quickly! Don't delay."
The Seventh Elder's voice came from inside.