"This Old Smoky Ghost is indeed quite powerful, but according to the deductions of the elders at the Heavenly Evolution Palace, he ranks at most as Grade B among the ghost horde in the Snow Domain. He falls far short of those dozen or so Grade A ghost creatures, let alone that Double Grade A ghost creature that nearly damaged those elders' divine souls."
At the Eight Views Dao Palace.
Elder Guangyuanzi gazed at the illusory image projected by the Spirit Mirror before him and spoke pensively.
Beside him, Vice Palace Master Liu Qingyuan nodded at his words and said:
"The ghost power of the ghost creatures within the Mysterious Wasteland Tower was created by Great Emperor Mysterious Wasteland using several strands of the Demon Abyss's source power. Since the Heavenly Evolution Palace only classified this Old Smoky Ghost as Grade B, he has yet to awaken his source power. The Eight Views Dao Palace formations Xia Qi and the others currently command are more than enough to deal with him."
The two held no differing views on this matter.
"Palace Master Liu, if Xia Qi and the others really do slay that Old Smoky Ghost, do you truly intend to make Xu Taiping hand over the Azure Dragon Token?"
Guangyuanzi suddenly turned toward Liu Qingyuan with a frown.
"I was somewhat hesitant at first. After all, if we simply seized his Azure Dragon Token, people would inevitably gossip."
Liu Qingyuan smiled as he watched the illusory image before him, then turned toward Guangyuanzi, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly.
"But now that he himself has agreed to this, surely we cannot leave it to someone else? Besides, we have only sent a few ordinary disciples. Zhao Hong and Nie Yun have yet to make a move. If he