There was more than one voice speaking, both male and female.
"Since returning from the Border Region this time, I've actually settled down and cultivated in the sect for a while..."
"So, now that I'm out of seclusion, I wanted to ask everyone whether you've heard anything about chess manuals."
Everyone's voices sounded indistinct, as though separated by a veil.
But Song Yan found this voice rather familiar.
"What? You called everyone here just for that?"
The speaker was female and sounded quite young.
Her tone sounded somewhat disappointed.
"I thought you'd brought back something fun from the Border Region..."
The dizziness of entering the space faded, and he could vaguely make out some outlines ahead.
The black mist before him was gradually dispersing. Song Yan activated his Void-Viewing Sword Eye, speeding up the process and bringing the scene into focus.
It was still that enormous humanoid statue.
Song Yan's silhouette appeared on the giant statue's right thumb.
This time, however, the space was no longer as empty as before.
On the ten outstretched fingers of the giant figure's hands, four other people stood besides him.
They occupied the left thumb, the left ring finger, the right middle finger, and the right index finger.
Like Song Yan, everyone was nothing but a black outline and a pair of eyes, their faces indiscernible.
The person standing on the left ring finger was short, about the same height as Gu Qingqing.
At that moment, the figure's eyes suddenly widened as she looked toward Song Yan.
"Wow! Look!"
The figure reached out and pointed at him from afar.
"The person on the thumb has appeared!"
Judging by her voice, she should have been a girl, but Song Yan had no mind to concern himself with these people's genders.
Because all four people present