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In the present...
Arthur arrives before the gate of the Core Disciple's residential area and as usual, he was stopped by the guards at the gate.
"Hal-!?"
Before the guards could complete their saying of the word 'halt', Arthur brought out the Supreme Guardian's seal with practiced ease.
"We pay our respects to the Supreme Guardian!"
They said together and Arthur merely nodded to them and walked past the entrance without a change in his steps.
Seeing the seal is equivalent to seeing the supreme guardian.
"Who is that?" One guard asked the other.
"I don't know. But this is the first time I am seeing the Supreme Guardian's Seal since I joined the sect."
"Hmmm, same here. I even thought that he doesn't give out his seal."
"Yeah, then this person must have a very high connection with the Supreme Guardian, so we must not mess with him."
"You are right. It is a good thing that we recognized the seal early before doing anything drastic."
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