“Wh-what is happening?”
Kneeling on the ground, the short-haired girl grew even more stiff-faced. She glanced at Andrew Han, then furtively at the crowd of Wu Clan Blood Palace cultivators, her heart pounding so violently it felt like it might burst from her chest.
Her mind was a complete blank!
So many Stellar Palace Great Cultivators—no wonder everyone was frozen with fear!
But the key was the face of the leader—and the aura in every gesture. That was the Wu Grand Venerable himself, who presided over the Wu Clan Blood Palace!
“The Wu Grand Venerable has descended!”
Everyone was stunned, dazed, prostrating themselves—their thoughts creaked like rusty machines.
A gentle breeze stirred the dappled sunlight beneath the trees…
Sunlight shone on the passersby along the roadside…
The Wu Grand Venerable’s name was listed on the Venerable Roll, renowned throughout the cultivator world—he alone supported the overlord-class Wu Clan Blood Palace!
Throughout the cultivator world, across all cultivation systems, every overlord-class power is guarded by a Grand Venerable. Among cultivators, the Grand Venerable stands as the highest peak—none can surpass them. This is an ancient, unchanging truth.
After all—
Looking through history, the Grand Venerable has always been the strongest among cultivators.
“How can this be? No one in the world can stand above a Grand Venerable. Why would the Wu Grand Venerable bow and apologize to that man?”
“Exactly! It’s absurd—completely unbelievable. It’s the greatest joke under heaven.”
“Even in front of other Grand Venerables, the Wu Grand Venerable would at most clasp his hands and exchange a few polite words—that’s normal etiquette in the cultivator world! Why act so humble? It makes no sense at all!”
Everyone’s thoughts were different, but none dared speak aloud—nor did anyone dare to move.
In that moment—
The dappled shade beneath the trees, the little bridge over running water, and the stunned crowd all fused together, forming a frozen tableau of silence—broken only by the nearly split sky overhead.
Their confusion and bewilderment only deepened...