Within Qingfeng Temple.
In the Council Hall, sandalwood smoke curled through the air.
The three Profound Mastery experts on guard sat in silence.
In the lead was an old Daoist, so gaunt he looked as if a gust of wind could blow him over. This was none other than Yu Huayuan, an elder of supreme seniority within Qingfeng Temple.
His seniority even surpassed that of the Temple Master, Daoist Qingxu. He spent his years in seclusion and would never have appeared so readily if the situation were not dire.
Their purpose in staying behind was to guard against the Government Office creating a diversion to launch a surprise raid on Qingfeng Temple.
However, the news that had trickled in so far seemed to suggest their worries were somewhat excessive.
The main force of the Government Office had been deployed, marching in a great torrent straight for Golden Spring Mountain. It seemed they were determined to deal with Golden Spring Temple first.
