He was a middle-aged man of around forty, with sword-like brows and fierce eyes. A huge, jet-black wheel was strapped to his back, and a red sun was embroidered on the chest of his purple robe.
The instant Wang Yu saw that red sun, the words "Setting Sun Sect" surfaced in his mind.
Unlike the Four Symbols Sect and the Thousand Bamboo Sect, the Setting Sun Sect was located in Tai Province, at the northernmost edge of Great Ming Prefecture. Its disciples were renowned throughout the Wu Kingdom for cultivating the Fire-Attribute Cultivation Art.
The spiritual energy emanating from the purple-robed man was exceptionally powerful. He was clearly a Late Qi Refining Immortal Cultivator, and very likely an expert who had already reached the tenth Qi Refining level.
The purple-robed man also looked at Wang Yu, a trace of amusement appearing in his eyes.
"Head Yin, Fellow Daoist Wang is the one representing the Yin Household in this competition, correct? To think that, since we last parted, Fellow Daoist Wang has become an Inner Disciple of the Four Symbols Sect and an Artifact Refining apprentice as well. You truly are a fish that has leaped through the Dragon Gate, with boundless prospects ahead." At this point, the head of the Yu Household also looked at Wang Yu, a hint of envy on his face, before offering Yin Linglong some advice:
"That said, with an Artifact Refining apprentice like Fellow Daoist Wang in the Yin Household, why rush to compete for a spirit vein now? Once he becomes a Certified Artifact Refiner, the sect will grant the Yin Household a place even if you do not compete."
"You have misunderstood Linglong, Head Yu. I was the one who proposed entering the competition. After all, I have spent these past few years