The grand hall stood silently above the clouds, and just as Chen Hua was about to start revealing the truth to the people inside, a team clad in black armor, with an atmosphere both quiet and grim, stepped out from the void, layer upon layer, encircling the clouds.

Xuanzhou's Black Xuan Army, undefeated in battle, the trump card of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty!

And the leader, whose features were indistinct as if a cloud of ink stood before the clouds, even more so embodied the stature of a mountain, his aura of the Ninth Realm's peak undeniably on display!

Aside from the Black Xuan Army, there were also countless top cultivators of the Xuanzhou Immortal Dynasty hidden in the void, vigilant of petty thieves in all directions.

Dense formations rose up from every direction around the cloud platform, continuously rotating and enveloping the entire hall, thus ensuring that no one and no Daoist Skill could see or hear anything taking place inside the hall at that moment.

Meanwhile, other First-grade forces' cultivators, who had just been taken away by Jiang Fufeng, also sensed the anomaly, stopping in their tracks atop another cloud cluster to look back at the hall, guarded as if it were comparable to Xuanzhou's Imperial Palace.

None of those who appeared here were fools; although their expressions remained unchanged upon witnessing the scene, their hearts stirred, realizing that Jiang Fufeng teleporting them away was most likely to create private space for those currently in the hall.

"So what exactly is it that, despite the risk of being suspected, requires such extraordinary measures···"

If the activities at the hall hadn't been so pronounced, these geniuses from First-grade forces naturally wouldn't have noticed the situation over there.

But now, making such complete preparations even though they know that something is being hidden from them, is sufficient to demonstrate how significant and urgent the matter is.

After just a couple of glances, everyone promptly averted their gaze, daring not to look any further. Merely taking a few peeks from afar had already caused the Black Xuan Army guarding the hall to shift their cold gaze onto them. If they continued to stare, they wouldn't be surprised if they were executed on the spot for seeming suspicious.

That was the Black Xuan Army, after all. It was this army that, during the Xuanzhou Immortal Emperor's ascension, bloodily silenced all opposing voices and swept away all the sinister undercurrents within the Immortal Dynasty. The murderous and bloody aura carried by this army was enough to make any Xuanzhou sect cultivator cower without even fighting.

Now that the Black Xuan Army had appeared, the anomaly at the hall must certainly have been under the Immortal Emperor's direction. At this point, even just gawking as an onlooker could be deadly.

Jiang Fufeng, with a smile in his eyes, looked at this group of geniuses clearly dying of curiosity, yet intently staring straight ahead, not daring to casually glance around, acting like good little children.

"Get in touch with your respective sects and send a spokesperson to meet with this general!"

However, Jiang Fufeng was not interested in enjoying the awkwardness of these geniuses, and directly channeled his Spiritual Power to command in a low shout, his order reaching the ears of each individual.

Upon hearing Jiang Fufeng's words, everyone finally put aside their curiosities and turned their attention to him.

Meanwhile, inside the grand hall, Chen Hua, who had just finished explaining everything, sat down with Fang Zhi and a few others to start drinking tea, leaving Liang Yi and the rest with dumbfounded faces, standing as if they had been struck by a barrage of baffling news.

"Ding! Congratulations on triggering the mission [Destroy the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core]!"

[Mission hint: Chen Hua and others have discovered that with the current strength of the Mystical Mechanism Continent, forcibly breaking through the Abyss' defensive lines to prevent the Abyss from growing stronger now is almost impossible. Hence, after much deliberation, Chen Hua and others have decided to send someone to infiltrate the Abyss and sabotage the Divine Origin's Heavenly Vein Spirit Core, thereby forcing the Abyss to launch an attack on the Mystical Mechanism Continent.]

[Mission requirements: Infiltrate the Abyss with the help of Wan Tinggui's Shadow forces, and join others in destroying the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core.]

[Mission rewards: Character Level increased by 3, World Origin of the Abyss World decreased by 20%, strength of Abyss forces reduced by 20%, morale of Abyss Cultivators decreased by 30%.]

Looking at the mission panel, aglow with red, it felt even redder than couplets put up during the New Year. Even though these words appeared only on the mission panel, Liang Yi still felt the pressure of Mount Tai bearing down on him.

"Let us disguise ourselves and infiltrate the Abyss to destroy the Heavenly Vein Spirit Core?"

Liang Yi scratched his head with a conflicted face, hesitating, scratching his head again and then hesitating some more.

"Aren't they afraid we'll be wiped out in one fell swoop?"

"Don't say it like that. Either you guys overturn the Abyss' nest, and we cooperate from inside and out to successfully break through the Abyss' defensive lines."

Fang Zhi took a leisurely sip of tea, smiling as he looked towards Liang Yi and the others.

"Or you get wiped out in one fell swoop, the plan fails, and we are powerless to turn the tide."

"Isn't this too risky? And there's no need for all the Chiefs to go over there, is there···"

He Zhiqing too was greatly shocked, had these people just come up with such an unreliable idea after half a day's discussion? That was madness!

He Zhiqing instinctively wanted to calculate by counting on his fingers, but a chill of foreboding rose in his heart the next second, halting his thoughts with a premonition of death.

"It's useless, you can't calculate it. Both Wan Old Man and I have tried previously, but with the Abyss as an insurmountable mountain, the truth about the Abyss always remains shrouded in darkness, and if one insists on going it alone, the Abyss will instead trace back and find us."

Seeing He Zhiqing's current demeanor, Fang Zhi knew what he was planning and shook his head, advising against it.