When the Star Palace elders appeared at the hall entrance, everyone turned to look.
The Nascent Soul experts of both the righteous and Demonic Paths looked grim at the sight of the two men, ignoring the two masked women.
Elder Zhang said amiably, "For this expedition into the Void Sky Hall, both Saint Lords are in secluded cultivation and cannot personally preside over the treasure hunt. We two Law Enforcement Elders will therefore represent the Star Palace in overseeing this grand event. The rules remain the same as in previous expeditions. If anyone bullies the weak or kills others for their treasures during the hunt, we will intervene, and the Star Palace will put them on its wanted list and hunt them down. However, our supervision extends only to the outer hall. We will not enter the inner hall or interfere in anything that happens there. So if you lack confidence, you would do well to go no farther than the outer hall. Furthermore, we will not help anyone threatened by the hall's own restrictions or traps. Even if someone is about to perish, we will not so much as blink. That is all. Have you fellow cultivators understood?"
He swept his gaze over the crowd and found quite a few experts at his own level, including Wan Tianming and Man Huzi of the righteous path, and Patriarch Extreme Yin of the Demonic Path.
After another two days of waiting, a sudden change occurred. A White Jade Stone Gate dropped across the hall entrance, preventing those outside from entering and those inside from leaving.
The cultivators on their first treasure hunt in the hall grew somewhat panicked. Han Li was startled too, but when he noticed how calm the Nascent Soul experts remained, he knew this must be normal.
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