Ten figures sat around a circular table, their imposing silhouettes partially obscured in the chamber's ethereal light. The atmosphere was quite chilling, an ordinary cultivator would've not been able to last a minute in the room.
"The elemental spirits have been detected in the Eastern Continent," one man said.
"So what?" another man replied impatiently, dismissing the news with a casual wave of his hand. "They're in the Nascent Soul realm at best. Why should we care about them?" His fingers drummed against the jade table in irritation.
The first man let out a sigh. "We have detected signs of the birth of a new spirit," he continued.
"What?" The impatient man's dismissive attitude vanished instantly, replaced by genuine shock.
