In a certain area of the ancient palace stood a giant stone pillar carved with the images of various Divine Beasts. Below it, a group of disciples from the Celestial King's Mansion were resting at their temporary camp. Behind them were two cages containing the captured disciples of the Heavenly Dao Academy, Mu Jin and Xu Tian. Both were disheveled and bloodstained, bound in chains. They were reduced to the miserable state of prisoners, drawing cold sneers from the surrounding disciples of the Celestial King's Mansion.
At this moment, the Crown Prince walked over from a distance. "How are things? Has Lin Xuan arrived?" he asked.
"Not yet," a tall man replied, shaking his head. His name was Tian Ce, an early-stage one-star Grandmaster who was very close to reaching the mid-stage.
