On an island countless tens of thousands of miles from Tianxing City, inside a stone chamber a hundred feet across.
A magic formation identical to the teleportation formation in the Star Palace Hall suddenly flickered with white light. Moments later, a fair-skinned young man in blue robes appeared, his features unremarkable. It was Xiao Yu, who had just teleported there.
After giving his head a slight shake, Xiao Yu opened his eyes. In one corner of the chamber, an elderly man at late Foundation Establishment sat cross-legged in meditation. When he opened his eyes and saw Xiao Yu, a Golden Core cultivator, he rose and cupped his hands in greeting, but said nothing.
Xiao Yu paid it no mind and walked out through the chamber's stone doorway.
The view suddenly opened up before him. The stone chamber had actually been built on a broad stone platform, which stood atop a precipitous mountain peak surrounded by sheer cliffs.
Looking down from the platform, he saw that Silver Shark Island spanned several dozen miles. Rugged mountains and dense forests covered the island, and the peak beneath his feet was its highest, towering far above the surrounding terrain.
The only human settlement visible anywhere on the island lay on a plain not far from this mountain.
Xiao Yu leaped off the platform and stepped through the air, becoming a streak of blue light. In mere moments, he reached the settlement at the foot of the mountain.
On closer inspection, it could be considered a small town. A river several hundred feet wide and over a dozen miles long wound through the plain.
Rows of houses of every description lined the river, gradually spreading inland from its banks. Judging by the extent of the buildings, Xiao Yu estimated that more than ten thousand people