The next day, Xiao Yu rose feeling refreshed and invigorated. The moment he woke, his eyes flickered slightly. He took out an Array Flag and waved it, sending a streak of white spiritual light into the restriction covering his entire cave abode.
A moment later, a streak of fire flew into his bedroom from outside. Xiao Yu opened his mouth and blew out a breath of pure air. The fire scattered, and a familiar voice rang out from within:
"Martial nephew, come to the Outer Affairs Hall as soon as possible!" It was the voice of Zhao Dan, the Star Palace's elder in charge of external affairs.
"So urgent!" He had only returned yesterday, yet the Nascent Soul cultivator surnamed Zhao was already looking for him today. Were the Star Palace's eyes and ears really that formidable?
After a moment's thought, however, Xiao Yu realized that the sinister-looking burly man at the Starry Sky Hall's Teleportation Formation must have reported his return to the Star Palace yesterday. Otherwise, no one should have known he was back.
Xiao Yu dared not delay a summons from a Nascent Soul cultivator. After making a few quick preparations, he left his cave abode.
Before long, Xiao Yu lowered his flight light and landed before a green-stone main hall on the fifty-first level, which he had visited once before.
"Senior, what brings you here? Do you have a token granting access to the mountain?" As soon as Xiao Yu arrived, two white-robed Star Palace disciples emerged from the stone hall. The slightly taller one addressed him with neither servility nor arrogance.
"I have returned to the mountain on business!" Xiao Yu glanced at the two Foundation Establishment guards, turned his hand over, and took out a jet-black Token, tossing it to them. He had only