"That was only what this junior ought to do!" Yang Chong hurriedly said with a flattering smile. "After all, this junior is a Misty Sect disciple, a Void cultivator."
"Mm." Xiao Hua nodded. He looked around, and finally his gaze fell upon Vice Sect Leader Lian. "Vice Sect Leader Lian, this Xiao already knows the news Yang Chong brought back. This matter is indeed troublesome, so the fewer people who know, the better. Keep only those necessary; have everyone else leave first!"
"Yes, this junior understands!" Vice Sect Leader Lian had invited Xiao Hua in, perhaps not without the intention of borrowing a tiger's might. Hearing Xiao Hua's words, he looked around and kept only two cultivators, dismissing all the others from the main hall.
Watching the backs of the departing crowd, Xiao Hua revealed a cold smile. Needless to say, some of these cultivators had been the ones wagging their tongues behind his back! Vice Sect Leader Lian presumably understood the meaning in his words as well, and in this roundabout way, he had revealed the Misty Sect's intentions to Xiao Hua.
Only after Vice Sect Leader Lian activated the restrictions around the hall did Yang Chong explain the matter of the Primordial Starburst. Although he repeatedly stressed that the news had not been confirmed, Vice Sect Leader Lian and the other two Misty Sect cultivators still went pale as ashes. There were certainly many matters in this world that were nothing but wind-catching and shadow-grasping, but how could news capable of wiping out an entire star region, an entire realm, arise so casually?
Vice Sect Leader Lian looked at the two equally dumbfounded cultivators and asked Xiao Hua, "True Person Xiao, what is your opinion on this matter?"
Xiao Hua shrugged and smiled. "This Xiao has never encountered