The Heavenly Derivation Sect was especially lively today.
First, the Dao bells on Heavenly Derivation Peak had rung out, sending all the sect's high-ranking cultivators rushing there.
Then, inexplicably, the Sect Leader had announced that it was merely an emergency drill-nothing had happened.
That answer could hardly count as anything more than an answer.
The Heavenly Derivation Sect's Dao bells had not rung for centuries, and there were ordinarily no emergency drills. Anyone with eyes could tell at a glance that this was merely an excuse.
The reason remained rather obscure, but the returning Elders all wore different expressions.
Some smiled, while others shook their heads helplessly.
It seemed the Heavenly Derivation Sect was about to gain yet another mysterious, unfathomable oddity.
Perhaps the truth would only come to light when some Elder could no longer keep the secret.
Only... whether that truth would then be seen as another story meant to conceal the truth was anyone's guess.
After all, even Lü Xuan, who knew the truth, was quite shocked at this very moment.
Inside the Main Hall on Heavenly Derivation Peak.
Xu Jin stood below with his head lowered in silence, traces of the incident still on him.
Chu Xingchen and Yuyang Daozi stood to one side, their expressions displaying confusion and bewilderment respectively, as though neither knew what had happened.
Yan Yun sat to one side, the smile on Yan Yun's face rather helpless too.
They were clearly geniuses of their respective sects, with top-notch abilities and cultivation. Separately, who would not hold each of them in high regard? Why did they seem rather like ordinary people when they got together?
After a moment's silence, Lü Xuan chuckled and said:
"Strictly speaking, you ought to call me Martial Uncle. If you wanted some wine, would your martial uncle