While James cultivated inside the formation, he also paid attention to his external environment.
Suddenly, he noticed someone approaching his location. He quickly put away the Primal Mantra and dispersed the formation.
As soon as the formation dispersed, a beautiful woman came to him.
Wyot’s wife, Yemima, appeared in front of him.
“I must’ve disturbed you cultivating.”
Yemima walked over with a charming smile.
James got up and stretched out his arms to embrace her. He said smilingly, “I’m so close to reaching the Acme Rank. Finally,
we’ll be able to do the deed.”
Yemima smiled faintly in response. She did not continue the topic but instead said, “Here’s a letter for you.”
She took out a letter and handed it over to James.
James took the letter puzzledly and asked, “Who’s it from?”
Yemima shook her head and said, “I’m not sure. While cultivating in my room, I suddenly detected a strange aura. I chased after
it but didn’t find anyone. I only saw this letter flying toward me from a distance.”
James opened the letter, and magical inscriptions flew out. He reached out and caught them in his palm. Suddenly, a voice
message played from the inscriptions.
“Meet me in the Chaos outside of the Doom Realm.”
James was the only one able to hear the message.
The voice was very mysterious and faint, making it hard to tell the gender of the sender.
Yemima asked, “What was it about?”
James replied truthfully, “Someone asked me to leave the Doom Realm and meet them in the Chaos. I’m not sure who sent the
message either.”
His brows slightly frowned.
Yemima said, “Only members of the Doom Race are allowed to enter Mount Doom. I’m not sure who would notify you like this,
but the sender must have something important to tell you. Maybe it isn’t safe to show up and relay the message on Mount
Doom.”
“Mhm.” James nodded.
“Then, I’ll go see what it’s about.”
After James finished speaking, he hid his aura and entered a state of invisibility. Then, he quietly left Mount Doom.
Unless someone was spying on him and watching his actions, even Youri would not notice he had left Mount Doom.
James left the Doom Realm and entered the Chaos, heading toward the meet-up location mentioned in the letter.
Soon, he arrived at the location.
James scanned the area for the mysterious messenger.
Swoosh!
Suddenly, a figure appeared before him.
“Xezal?”
James looked at the shadowy figure before him in shock. He asked, “It was you? What did you call me here for?”
Xezal parted her lips, and her pleasant voice sounded. “I have something important to tell you.”
“What is it?” James looked at her and listened attentively.
Xezal said, “On the night before we held the conference, Youri attacked and killed our Grand Patriarch. The Grand Patriarch’s
servant, Lada, is impersonating him right now.”
James immediately frowned at her words.
Xezal continued, saying, “The Grand Patriarch has already predicted a calamity would befall the Doom Race. He knew it would
be closely related to Youri and that he would be attacked by Youri as well. Thus, he made preparations in advance. He set up a
large formation on the holy site that could deceive everyone. Although his soul lamp has been extinguished, he’s still alive.”
James asked, “Since he’s still alive, why didn’t he show up to prevent Youri from becoming the Grand Patriarch?”
Xezal shook her head and said, “He couldn’t stop it from happening. Moreover, if he were to show up, it would’ve caused a huge
internal commotion. It didn’t matter who won the internal struggle. The Doom Race would’ve suffered great losses, and our luck
would decrease drastically. This would result in the humans gaining more luck, accelerating their rise.”
James asked calmly, “So, what’s the Grand Patriarch’s plan?”