The next day, as soon as Xiao Yu returned to the outside of his cave abode, he saw several Sound Transmission Talismans flying wildly within the restrictions.
He reached out and drew them into his hand. After examining them, he found that they were all messages from the Star Palace, telling him to report to the Outer Affairs Hall and resume his duties.
Without even entering his abode, Xiao Yu rose into the air in a streak of light and flew toward the Star Palace.
Once again, he arrived at the Outer Affairs Hall on the seventy-fifth level. Unlike his previous two visits, many cultivators were coming and going, creating a scene of tense activity.
After a moment's thought, Xiao Yu understood. This was probably a result of the information he and Ling Yuling had brought back from their inspection.
In other words, the Star Palace's higher-ups already knew that someone was planning a rebellion. As for why martial law had not yet been imposed outside, Xiao Yu guessed that they were still conducting further investigations.
Sigh... would this alter the course of the original story and cause the Inverse Star Alliance to launch its rebellion early? If so, how would it affect this trip into the Void Sky Hall? With these two questions on his mind, Xiao Yu entered the Outer Affairs Hall's spacious main hall.
The moment Xiao Yu stepped inside, he heard a voice from the platform ahead:
"Oh? Martial Nephew Xiao, you're here! Why do I feel as though we've swapped places? You're the Nascent Soul cultivator, and I'm the one at the Core Formation Stage. I've been trying to find you for days, so why have you only just shown up?"
On the platform, Zhao Dan, the elder in charge of outer affairs, teased Xiao