"Dong..." A bell rang, like mountains roaring and seas crashing. Wherever the sound passed, even the storm fell still.
"Not good!" Yue Kong cried softly. "The Alliance Meeting has begun..."
"Th-this... what are we supposed to do?" Huang Xu felt enormous regret well up within him. They had already come this far, yet he had failed to catch Xian Xiaozhi. All their previous efforts had gone down the drain!
"Forget it!" Yue Kong sighed. "We'll wait until the Sect Leader comes out of the Alliance Meeting. At most, it's just True Person Huangqiong's..."
Just then, a slightly surprised voice came over. "Yue Kong? Oh, Huang Xu, why have you come here? Could something major have happened within the sect?"
Hearing that familiar voice, Huang Xu was overjoyed. He looked to the right and saw several Body Integration cultivators arriving together from where the storm had fallen silent. Wasn't the one standing at the edge their own Sect Leader, Xian Xiaozhi?
Xian Xiaozhi looked very young. His round face was like a full moon, while his two bright eyes shone like glittering stars, filled with surprise. Upon his head rested a pale golden daoist crown, set with a pearl the size of a fist. The pearl cast down golden radiance, which not only blocked the blowing sand rushing toward him, but also fell upon Xian Xiaozhi's face, giving it an indescribable luster.
At the sight of Xian Xiaozhi, Huang Xu's heart finally settled. Yet before he could speak, Yue Kong hurried forward, bowed, and said, "This disciple greets Sect Leader! Reporting to Sect Leader, something major has indeed happened in the sect, but it is joyous news, not what Sect Leader fears! This disciple personally escorted Huang Xu here. Please allow Huang Xu to report the matter in detail!"
"Greetings, Sect