Wei Lai, Yan Zhan, Xin Qing, and Zu Guangyao, the four members of the parliament of elders, gazed silently down at Nie Tian from the top of another lofty palace.

Their gazes followed him as Tao Jin showed him around this ancient city and threaded through the numerous palaces and pavilions.

Only after Nie Tian entered the Records Pavilion with Tao Jin did they withdraw their gazes.

“Wei, you realized that kid isn’t a pure human, but a hybrid, didn’t you?” Yan Zhan suddenly asked.

Light flashed across Xin Qing and Zu Guangyao’s eyes as they heard him, but they remained silent.

Wei Lai took a deep breath. “Yeah, he’s the product of a successful mixing. The life force inside of him is simply too strong for a human, and there also seems to be something special about his bloodline. Successful hybrids are very rare, and it’s hard to believe a place like the Domain of the Falling Stars would produce one.”

“From the look of it, we need to look...