At the question,
The Yellow-Clad Cultivator stiffened.
He dared hide nothing. Hastily arranging his words in his mind, he bowed and began to speak...
"Senior Brother Shen Cheng has now secured the Great Purification True Art practiced by the Huo Xia Patriarch. Relying on his superb escape arts, Senior Brother Zhao Tong also swept away several treasures ahead of everyone else when the restrictions broke.
"You could say that Senior Brother Shen Cheng has already taken the most valuable thing in the seventh tier of that nine-tiered Palace!"
Before long,
After the Yellow-Clad Cultivator had endured his physical pain to recount everything in full,
he paused briefly, glanced at Chen Heng, and added one last remark, his voice tinged with concern:
"But the Great Purification True Art is a Dao scripture that allows one to cultivate all the way to the heterodox Pure Yang realm. Its value is extraordinary! Xiao Xiujing, Sima Mingye, and the others refuse to accept this... We've fought them for a long time. Even though Senior Brother Shen Cheng has formed a temporary alliance with Zhao Tong's side, I fear they cannot withstand the great clans' might.
"Xiao Xiujing, in particular, is extraordinarily formidable-a true flood dragon among men!
"At this rate, we may not be able to hold on to the Great Purification True Art..."
After listening, Chen Heng's gaze flickered, and he pondered for a moment.
He did not hurry to answer. Instead, he considered the Yellow-Clad Cultivator's account, gaining an understanding of the current situation in the Underground Palace.
Two days earlier,
a Refinement Master from one of the great clans had discovered the Underground Palace's main hall.
Before he could break through its first restriction, however, Shen Ming had arrived upon hearing the news and discovered him. The two had fought