The stone cave was not far from the Sword Sect, and they soon arrived. Xi Wen called out in a loud voice: "Master, your disciple Xi Wen seeks an audience. We have news about Ninth Disciple." Under the envelopment of his True Qi, his voice carried deep into the stone cave.
After a moment, a voice echoed from the cave, "Good. I just heard the Heaven Profound Bell. Have you found Owen's disciple? You may all enter." It was the clear, untroubled voice of the Sword Saint of the Tian Gang.
"Yes, Master." Xi Wen responded, leading Ah Dai and his fellow disciples into the cave.
Ah Dai looked around. The stone cave was naturally formed with no signs of human intervention. It was deep and they had to walk about a hundred meters before making a turn which led to an open space. In the center of this not-too-large cavern, a figure sat cross-legged on a large stone. Due to the dim light, Ah Dai couldn't make out the figure's appearance.