After Yu Xiaolei and Zhongli Zihan had spoken, they each returned to defend their arenas.
Because they had left their own arenas midway, their mana had recovered outside. To ensure fairness, once they returned to their arenas, a portion of that mana had to be removed before they could continue facing challengers.
At Fu Henghua's arena, the onlookers saw that he had yet to return for some time. One cultivator stepped forward and asked an elder of the Purple Sovereign Pavilion.
"Senior, can this arena still be defended? Does it need to be rebuilt? Also, Little Fu Immortal Master hasn't completed his three days of arena defense yet, has he? Will he continue? Or will he be advanced directly?"
He had first defeated a reincarnated Tribulation Immortal, then fought and defeated one of the younger generation's foremost experts. That was more than enough to prove his strength. There would be no issue with advancing him directly, would there?
"Even if his strength is exceptional, the rules must be followed. Only those who complete three days of arena defense may enter the next round. But the matter at Heaven-Piercing Tower is rather troublesome, so—"
A crane's cry rang through the sky. The elder looked up and saw a paper crane descending from the clouds. He caught it in one motion and read Fu Henghua's message.
His expression immediately turned peculiar. The elder spread open the paper crane and gave the floating fragments of the arena overhead a light shake.
Scarlet light unfurled, and a Bagua diagram flew toward the main arena area.
Clang—
The Eight Trigrams Furnace slowly rose, flames blazing fiercely around it.
"Daoist Fu has sent word that he is temporarily unable to get away. To prevent the arena from being left unattended and delaying the cultivators who wish