The Elder who entered the main hall was the Master of Qin Wentian.
"How did Qin Wentian die?" The Head Grand Elder asked.
He knew Qin Wentifuan.
Mainly because of his potential and talent in arrays. Though it wasn't the best in the sect, it was one of the top-notch ones. And in the coming troublesome times, losing such a genius wasn't something that Heaven Oracle Sect, even with hundreds of thousands of disciples, would like to suffer.
After hearing about Qin Wentian's death, of course, the Head Grand Elder wished to know everything about this matter.
"The death of Tian'er is weird… I couldn't even go to his death spot because of the sect matter. My other disciples are preparing things as we speak. I will leave after this meeting."
"How did this happen? Do you have any guesses?" The Head Elder asked with a frown.
A new problem wasn't always a good thing, but it might become a better option if it relieved the stress and attention from the other issues.
And this was what Head Grand Elder saw.
Since the Token Of Fate had not appeared and instead, an Emblem had surfaced at an unknown location, the future was now getting unpredictable.
"Tian'er went to a place called… Silver Mist City."
"Oh.. Wait! What did you say?" The Head Grand Elder immediately stood up from his seat and stared at the Third Grand Elder in shock,
"Silver Mist!"
The Third Grand Elder slightly nodded his head, "Yes… the same one that was mentioned in the prophecy."
"What…" The Head Grand Elder plopped back on the seat as he stared at an uncertain location, "Don't tell me, the Token Of Fate might have appeared in that city?"
The Third Grand Elder shrugged, "We both know the location of its appearance can be any random place. The best we can do is pinpoint the location with the help of the Prophecy."
The Head Grand Elder felt a bit angry, "I know that! But why the hell didn't you tell me about this!? We had so many days to prepare! A whole week!"
"I know, but… you should understand my situation…" The Third Grand Elder pursed his lips.
Head Grand Elder frowned, "What do you mean!? Is your greed to become the next Head Grand Elder bigger than our sect itself!?"
"N-no! No, I just meant-!"
"I don't care what you mean," The Head Elder frowned and added, "I will personally visit the site of your disciple's demise and check everything on my own. Maybe there will be some traces of the Token Holder!"
The Third Grand Elder gulped.
He knew now he had lost the biggest advantage. There was nothing that could remain hidden anymore from the Head Grand Elder.
Unfortunately, he had no choice but to tell the truth to the Head Grand Elder because of the Heavenly Vow of the Elders Council.
(A/n: Heavenly Vows will be explained in detail in the later stages of the story.)
'One more breakthrough, and I will be the Head Grand Elder.…'
'For now, I need to take revenge for my Tian'er!'
The Third Grand Elder wanted to find the killer of his disciple.
"Let's go. I will set up the teleportation array!"
Teleportation Array.
One of the most resource-heavy arrays to ever exist and has the ability to send someone from one corner to the other, under the Heavens. They are only used in special cases by the Heavenly Oracle Sect.
Soon, the teleportation array was ready to start.
It didn't take much time, mainly because it only needed the resources to be put inside. The rest all was set beforehand, ready to be used in case of a sect-destroying-threat.
…
Two Days Later.
The Gracious Sword Sect entourage finally arrived at the Blue Pole Town.
Staring at it, Fu Kai and Jun Xie glanced at each other and let out a sigh.
They felt as if it had been months since they last saw that gate in front of them.
"So many things have happened in just a few days." Jun Xie let out a sigh.
Fu Kai nodded.
He remembered his two other partners who were managing two carriages.
Now they were dead.
Out of the thirteen people, only five survived.
Even the most powerful among them, Peak Master Duan, with the cultivation of Core Formation Realm, couldn't hold much longer against the enemy and had gone to meet his maker.
The enemy had outnumbered them and even had higher cultivation realms.
The only reason why the five of them survived was that they got extremely lucky for some reason.
This was especially the case for Xiao Ming, Yuan Shuchun, and Jun Xie.
These three had no idea what happened after the explosion, and by the time they woke up, Wang Yao had already destroyed everything around them. Luckily for some reason, all three of them didn't have any life-threatening or crippling injuries, which was a miracle in itself.
Plop!
Ye Tian Yun jumped out of the carriage as they stood outside a lavish tavern. Fu Kai had already gone inside to book a room for their stay.
Now that the mission was over and they had escaped the grasp of any future possible enemy, they felt a bit safe.
Even then, they had not dropped their guard. Suffering an ambush was the last thing they wanted to go through at this moment.
Looking around, Ye Tian Yun let out a long breath, and after stretching his arms, he headed towards the tavern.
At the front, Jun Xie had also come down from the carriage and nodded at Ye Tian Yun.
Ye Tian Yun nodded back and continued to move towards the tavern entrance.
Just then, his footsteps slowed down a bit, and he turned around.
'Isn't this their first meeting…'
Indeed it was.
Jun Xie and Wu Qingwu were about to meet officially.
'Will they also fall in love once again?'
Ye Tian Yun was interested in this.
'Let's hope they do. Wu Qingwu will turn out to be a good ally.'
Ye Tian Yun smiled when he thought of this.
And just then, Wu Qingwu slowly stepped outside.
And as soon as she stepped down, the first person her eyes laid on was Jun Xie.
They finally met.
Ye Tian Yun smiled and turned around.
He didn't wish to see any more interactions between them. This single moment was enough for him to know the future.
'These two are not going to be together.'
Because there was no reaction between them, it was as if they were looking at each other like… how two normal strangers look at each other.
'They are opposite of each other.'
Letting out a sigh, Ye Tian Yun couldn't help but think, 'I wonder if my expectations were too high.'