Meanwhile.
Deep within the Sea of Clouds Prefecture in the Southern Region.
As one of the Southern Region's five dominant powers, the Sea of Clouds Prefecture possessed unfathomable reserves.
Clouds and mist shrouded this place year-round, with extraordinary peaks rising everywhere. The rich spiritual energy of heaven and earth could even condense into tangible spiritual rain.
In sheer grandeur, it was not the least bit inferior to the Dragon Martial Prefecture.
In the deepest reaches of the Sea of Clouds Prefecture.
Within an independent grotto-heaven completely cut off from the outside world.
An imposing man seated cross-legged atop a high platform slowly opened his eyes.
It was the Sea of Clouds Dao Lord, who had just withdrawn his consciousness from his avatar.
"Phew..."
He exhaled a breath of turbid air, then formed hand seals, attempting to divine Ye Li's precise origins and whereabouts.
But soon, the Prefecture Lord's hands stopped moving, and he sighed.
"So I really can't divine anything."
The other party's karma seemed shrouded in mist. No matter what angle he approached it from, he could not glimpse a thing!
"Hmph. An impressive trick."
The Sea of Clouds Dao Lord rose to his feet.
The abyssal, hellish divine power within him began circulating of its own accord.
Yet if another expert of his level had been present, they would surely have detected a faint hollowness within his seemingly overwhelming aura!
"Cough..."
The Prefecture Lord raised a hand to cover his lips, and a thread of blood seeped from the corner of his mouth.
He frowned, then swiftly mobilized his divine power to conceal his disordered aura once more.
If the outside world witnessed this sight, it would send shock waves throughout the Southern Region!
For the Prefecture Lord's aura was fluctuating wildly at this moment.
That sense of