A silver moon hung overhead as more than a dozen people filed out of the courtyard gate.
As the host, Duan Yuechou could not neglect the distinguished guests who had come from far and wide, despite his concern for his granddaughter. He had intended to have his disciples bring chairs and tea so everyone could rest, but before he had even steadied himself, a sharp crash came from the courtyard whose gate had just closed:
Crash-caught completely off guard, everyone jolted in fright and swiftly looked back. A white-robed figure smashed through a window, shot into the sky, and hovered beneath the full moon. Han Quan's Eyes swept over the manor below, then his figure streaked outward like an arrow, vanishing from sight in the blink of an eye and leaving only a white rainbow across the sky!
"What-"
Faced with this sudden turn of events, everyone's gaze held a mixture of bewilderment and shock.
After all, Wind Riding through the air was the signature Divine Ability of Transcendent Grade ancestors, and Transcendent Grade marked the dividing line between the upper ranks of cultivation and everyone beneath them. Only now did they realize that Xie Jinhuan, who had only recently ranked among the strongest martial artists of the younger generation, had already taken a seat at the judges' table.
Duan Yuechou also froze briefly upon discovering that Xie Jinhuan's Daoist Cultivation was advancing at a speed comparable to a practitioner of the Demon Path. But at this sight, he realized that Xie Jinhuan had found a clue and immediately rose into the air to follow.
Once the others recovered, they each displayed their Divine Abilities and flew after him. The dozen-odd people swept over the buildings in an instant and reached the residential area near Hidden Dragon Pool, startling the