The silhouette in the thick fog looked as big as a mountain. As it swayed, streams of black gas soared into the sky. Following that, the huge black claw with protruding joints suddenly grabbed onto the ground of the cliff of Winter Peak. The sharp and terrifying claws instantly pierced through the incomparably hard rocks, firmly grabbing onto it without letting go.
After a moment, under the gaze of everyone on Winter Peak, that huge black claw suddenly contracted, as if it had used all its strength. Its bones and muscles bulged, and then an even bigger shadow rose from the bottom of Winter Peak.
The dense fog tumbled like boiling water. It seemed to be extremely agitated, or perhaps it was filled with fear. In this dark night, a huge head could be vaguely seen, slowly approaching from the dense fog.
There was a deep and thunderous breathing sound, even suppressing the sound of the snowstorm. Two huge eyes gradually appeared in the dense fog.
There seemed to be a flame burning fiercely within it, and that flame was shockingly as deep as ink.
Dark flames!
…
Boundless dense fog was emitted from the ground. It had already completely surrounded the four odd peaks between the clouds in the sky, tightly wrapping around the most important forbidden area of the Kunlun Party. In this pitch-black night, looking from afar, there was actually not the slightest hint of abnormality. Only at a certain moment in the midst of the violent storm, lightning, and thunder, when the lightning that suddenly tore apart the night sky and landed on this dense fog, could some shadows be seen.
However, for some unknown reason, there should have been an earth-shattering battle in the dense fog, but at this moment, not the slightest movement could be heard from within the fog.
Not a single trace …
The place beyond the clouds in the sky was still submerged by the storm. The heavy rain was still falling, and the cold wind was still blowing, covering the entire Kunlun mountain range in the darkness of the night. No one knew when this night would be over.
In the side hall behind the Zhengyang Hall of Heavenly Kun Peak, almost all the Enlightened Yuanying who came to this place had already arrived. In the middle of the hall, there were two main chairs and two large rosewood chairs, ten on the left and nine on the right, were arranged in a straight line.
Today, the Kunlun Party was the top cultivation sect in the Divine Central Continent. In addition to the two Perfected Lords of Soul Formation who commanded the masses, there were nineteen top Yuanying Perfected Masters in the sect. Among them, there were fifteen in Kunzhi, and four in Tiezhi, led by Masato Kihara. But recently, Dongfang Tao had just broken through and became the 20th Yuanying Zhenren of the Kunlun Party, so there was an additional red sandalwood chair in this side hall.
At this moment, there were already many people sitting on the chairs. After Dongfang Tao arrived, he very consciously sat in the last seat according to seniority.
From his point of view, he saw Perfected Idle Month sitting upright and still on the main seat in front of him, looking dignified. Slightly behind him was another large chair, which was still empty at the moment. As everyone knew, that seat belonged to Hakushin Jinkun.
Two rows of Perfected Yuanying Great Perfected Masters were seated below him. If this lineup was casually seen by others, it would be truly frightening. This was the embodiment of the powerful strength of the current Kunlun Party and the foundation of the Kunlun sect.
To the left of Daoist Master Idle Moon sat Daoist Master Thousand Lanterns. Below him were Daoist Master Pearl, Daoist Master Guangyang, and the others. To the right of Daoist Master Idle Moon, the first seat was empty.
Further down, Dongfang Tao could also see that several Yuanying Perfected Masters who were close to Perfected Idle Month, including several Yuanying Perfected Masters who had appeared in the Zhengyang Hall during the day earlier, were also sitting there.
When they sensed Dongfang Tao's gaze on them, they also smiled and nodded at him. From the looks of it, the atmosphere in the hall seemed to be rather relaxed. Dongfang Tao thought indifferently. Occasionally, when his gaze swept past the area in front of him, he would notice some strange details.
Perfected Idle Month's expression was dignified and serious, but his eyes would glance at the nearest empty seat every now and then. There was a faint trace of anxiety in the depths of his eyes. Perfected Thousand Lanterns and the others on the opposite side of the empty seat remained silent. Their faces were calm and indifferent, but they would occasionally reveal a trace of a smile with a hint of coldness and mockery.
It was Dongfang Tao's first time coming to this side hall. After a moment of silence, he lowered his voice and quietly asked a Perfected Yuanying Perfected Master who was sitting next to him. After receiving the answer, he nodded and thanked him. When he raised his head again to look at the empty seat, his gaze was somewhat different.
That empty seat originally belonged to Heavenly Soldier Hall's Dukon Zhenren.
It was already so late. Why was it that Dukon Zhenren, the Sect Leader's most hardcore, most resolute, and at the same time most unlikely partner to be absent, had still not come here?
Where did he go?
…
Other than Dukon Zhenren, there were several other empty chairs in this hall. However, most of the reasons were known to everyone. For example, there was a Perfected Yuanying Perfected Master from Tiezhi who was in closed-door training in order to extend his lifespan. If he failed, he would probably die of old age. There were also some who were in closed-door training in order to practice some kind of extremely difficult Dao technique. This kind of closed-door training could not be interrupted, so they did not come here.
But basically, those who could come here and those who should have come here were almost all here. Right now, in this side hall, there were only two people who should have come but had not yet. One was Dukon Zhenren, and the other was even more influential. It was the owner of the chair next to Perfected Idle Month, Hakushin Jinkun.
These two were undoubtedly Perfected Idle Month's strongest supporters in the Kunlun Party, especially his teacher, Hakushin Jinkun, who was an important person. The impact of these two's absence was obvious. Even just by looking at them, it made people feel that Perfected Idle Month's side had suddenly become much emptier, giving off a strange feeling of weakness.
Perfected Idle Month was indifferent to this, as if he did not feel anything. He was still sitting quietly, as if his patience at this moment was endless, ready to wait for these two people to come.
Perfected Idle Month was the Sect Master. If he showed that he was willing to continue waiting, most people would not say anything against it. Although the identity of a Daoist Master of Yuanying stage is precious, each of their time is extremely precious, but tonight is obviously a different night, and to be able to cultivate to this point, how can there be a stupid idiot. Although there is no sign tonight, the atmosphere has been a bit different from previous years.
Perfected Qian Deng's faction was silent and did not move, while those from Perfected Idle Month's faction began to frown one after another, their faces revealing a hint of worry. There was also a portion of Perfected Yuanying who was usually neutral, who also felt that something was wrong. After observing the situation for a while, they all looked at their noses, their noses at their hearts, and their mouths were shut.
I don't care if it's wind or rain, I'll just sit and watch.
Dongfang Tao was a newcomer who had just arrived at this realm. In the past, he had actually more or less heard of some undercurrents surging in the sect and stories of open and secret strife. However, he was not a direct descendant of the lineage of Ancestor Tian Hong, so his position in the Kunlun Sect had always been somewhat marginalized.
It was precisely because of this that Dongfang Tao showed the attitude of relying on Perfected Idle Month on this day, and received Perfected Idle Month's praise and acceptance.
No matter what, because Perfected Yuanying was a powerful and precious battle force, it was necessary to win over them.
However, after arriving at this side hall, Dongfang Tao suddenly realized that his choice did not seem to be as stable as Mount Tai as he had originally thought. The hostility in this sect towards Perfected Idle Month's faction was much stronger than he had expected.
Dongfang Tao was a little puzzled about this, because his many years of experience had long since explained one problem: as long as Hakushin Jinkun was around, Perfected Idle Month's position was unshakable, and Perfected Idle Month's faction's power was unshakable.
But why did those people seem to be a little aggressive?
Why did they dare to do this? Why did they seem … not too afraid?
As Dongfang Tao was pondering, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall that had been silent for a long time. It was Perfected Qian Deng, who was sitting on the left side of the main seat, slowly standing up. His gaze was calm as he looked around at the crowd.
In that instant, Dongfang Tao's heart suddenly trembled, as if he had sensed something, and he actually became a little nervous.
Perfected Idle Month, who was sitting on the main seat, also suddenly raised her head. Her gaze was cold, and a sharp light seemed to shoot out from her eyes as she stared at Perfected Qian Deng.
However, Perfected Qian Deng didn't seem to notice this. He didn't even carefully look at Perfected Idle Month. Instead, his gaze swept across the faces of all the Yuanying Spiritual Masters present. After a moment, he suddenly smiled and said, "It's getting late. It's already past the time for our little meeting, right?"
At that moment, the entire hall was silent.
It was unknown how many Nascent Soul Perfected Masters were sitting still, their faces expressionless. Dongfang Tao, however, took a deep breath, as if he was preparing himself to welcome the sudden storm.
Storm!
No one spoke, and no one responded to Perfected Qian Deng. The atmosphere in the hall was subtle and strange.
However, Perfected Qian Deng didn't seem to mind at all. After looking around, he smiled and continued, "Therefore, I feel that we should begin now. Everyone here is a Yuanying Spiritual Master, and everyone's time is precious. Am I right, Senior Brother Sect Master? "
His last sentence was said as he turned his head to look at Perfected Idle Month.
At that moment, the atmosphere in the hall was so cold and quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Perfected Idle Month slowly stood up and stared at Perfected Qian Deng. After a moment, she said in a deep voice, "There are still a few who haven't arrived yet. It won't be too late to wait."
Perfected Qian Deng shook his head and said, "Senior Brother Sect Master, forgive me for speaking bluntly. We've waited for too long. Those who haven't arrived yet won't come. There's no need to waste any more time. "
A series of gasps could be vaguely heard from the surrounding Nascent Souls. All of them looked over with complicated expressions.
Perfected Idle Month narrowed her eyes and looked coldly at Perfected Qian Deng. She said in a cold voice, "Junior Brother Qian Deng, do you mean that you don't even want to wait for my Master, Hakushin Jinkun?"
As soon as these words came out, the surrounding people's breathing seemed to stop. Everyone's gaze fell on Perfected Qian Deng.
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