At the same time, deep within Dark Mist City, a luxurious palace standing silently like a fallen Sea of Stars was the base of the Kunpeng Emperor Alliance.
Inside the black grand hall at the very heart of the palace, a supreme late Emperor Realm expert who had been cultivating with his eyes closed suddenly snapped them open. Emperor's might erupted from his body without warning, shaking dust from the hall's ceiling.
With a flicker, he strode outside, his expression carrying lingering panic as he demanded sharply, "Has Mo Wensheng returned?!"
His furious shout exploded like thunder, instantly alerting all the Emperor Realm experts within the Kunpeng Emperor Alliance. Streaks of black light swept over from palaces in every direction as they appeared before the hall and bowed. "Greetings, Deputy Alliance Leader!"
"Reporting to the Deputy Alliance Leader, Mo Wensheng is still carrying out an investigation mission in Southern Heaven City of the Dark Mist Realm. He has not yet returned." A mid-Emperor Realm cultivator hurried forward to answer.
"Go find him! Make him come back immediately! I want to see him—go, now!"
The Deputy Alliance Leader's voice trembled almost imperceptibly. He raised a hand to rub his throbbing head, his expression so dark it seemed ready to drip water.
Just moments ago, a figure radiating dazzling light of time had abruptly appeared in his sea of consciousness. It had been nothing more than a silhouette, yet the pressure it gave off had nearly crushed his mind. Even the eyes deep within his sea of consciousness had seemed on the verge of being blinded.
What unsettled him even more was that he could clearly sense that the hidden restriction he had previously placed within the Nether Wind Fire Talisman inheritance had been completely uprooted by an overwhelmingly domineering method. Not