A moment later, white light flared once more on the Teleportation Array inside the dilapidated stone hut, and two white-robed elders appeared upon it.
At the sight of the figures on the Teleportation Array, the Star Palace cultivator guarding it from a corner of the hut started in surprise. After a moment's stunned hesitation, he hurried to his feet and jogged over, bowing respectfully to the two white-robed elders. "Greetings, Elders."
"Did two young men teleport here just now? Which direction did they go?" one of the white-robed elders asked.
The Star Palace cultivator hastily replied, "Reporting to the elders, two male cultivators did indeed teleport here just now. However, this disciple has been guarding the Teleportation Array inside the hut all this time, so I do not know where they went after leaving."
The two white-robed elders nodded, then swept their hands over their robes, changing their style.
One sent a voice transmission to the other. "If we hadn't wanted to divide those rogue cultivators' strength, we would never have handed Strange Abyss Island over to them. Changing our clothes is no trouble if it keeps the Nascent Soul cultivator on the island from growing suspicious."
The other elder nodded slightly. "Let's go, Brother Ma. We should find young Yu Ling first. Dragons and snakes mingle on this island, and the ways of the Outer Sea are utterly different from those of the Inner Sea under our Star Palace's rule. It's time the girl broadened her horizons."
Ignoring the Star Palace cultivator standing respectfully to one side, the two walked out of the stone hut together.
Standing atop the raised platform, the Star Palace elder surnamed Ma swept his gaze over the entire city. His brow furrowed slightly. "Something's wrong, Old Zhao. Young Yu Ling didn't stay on the