As the Old Palace Master poured true essence into the jade disc, he answered without turning his head, his expression exceedingly grave:
"Nothing has given me such an unusual feeling in thousands of years. Even if it costs me a hundred years of cultivation, I must investigate this thoroughly."
But just as the Old Palace Master held the jade disc in both hands, preparing to pour all the immense true essence within him into it, a vast vortex of clouds suddenly appeared in the sky above the pavilion.
Rumble...
Immediately afterward, a peal of thunder imbued with heavenly might came from within the black vortex.
Sensing the heavenly might within that black vortex, Vice Palace Master Yun Shiliu immediately warned him:
"Patriarch, this heavenly might has followed your aura here. You must hurry back to the forbidden grounds and return to slumber!"
Enveloped in gray mist, the Old Palace Master raised his head and glanced out the window, then said with some resignation:
"It seems This Old Man truly can no longer conceal himself in this lower realm."
As he spoke, he turned to Yun Shiliu again and said:
"Shiliu, set out immediately for the Mount Taiyue Immortal Abode in True Martial Heaven. This Old Man has a premonition that things there are about to become unsettled."
Yun Shiliu nodded firmly.
"I'll go at once."
It was her first time seeing such a tense expression on the Old Palace Master's face, so she dared not delay in the slightest.
But just as Yun Shiliu was about to turn away, the Old Palace Master suddenly called her back:
"Take this scroll containing heaven and earth transposition power. If the worst should happen, open it, and it will teleport This Old Man directly to your side."
As he spoke, the Old Palace