Lu Changsheng stepped forward, his figure dissolving into a streak of light as he made his way directly to the Transmission Hall. 

He went through the same secret underground chamber as before. There, Lu Changsheng found Elder Lu Tong, but the elder was not by himself. Seven figures stood before him.

Those seven were the pillars that held up the entire Ancient Region Heavenly Sect, its truest foundation: the seven grand elders. 

The seven elders looked at Lu Changsheng, and each of them wore a smile, their gazes warm and amiable. 

Lu Tong spoke first with a grin. "Lu Changsheng, these are the other grand elders at the Divine Ability Realm from our sect. You made quite the commotion when you condensed your Divine Ability Dao Fruit earlier, catching everyone's attention. When word reached them that you were heading to the Transmission Hall, the grand elders came...