"Lu Ze, there seems to be movement from the Illusion Alliance again!"
Zhong Yi arrived at the Spirit Jade Pavilion with a grave expression.
"Senior Brother Zhong, could you stop calling me that...? It feels strange."
For some reason, being called a sage by a genuinely good person like Zhong Yi made Lu Ze cringe so hard his toes curled.
"Then... Lu Chusheng?"
"...Senior Brother Zhong, since the Mysterious Yellow Qi entered my body, I've gained another insight. I may break through soon."
"Haha, just joking!"
Zhong Yi gave a couple of dry laughs.
Zhou Qiaoling had said last time that Lu Ze could already withstand Li Moran's sword techniques.
Once he broke through to Spirit Transformation, Zhong Yi would be no match for him...
"On to business. Eight Directions Venerables has released a new map and mode... They're clearly coming after Immortal Abyss Continent Operation!"
Zhong Yi's expression turned serious.
"Oh? They still haven't given up?"
Lu Ze blinked.
He hadn't expected the Illusion Alliance to be so persistent.
Even though his Immortal Abyss Continent Operation had become wildly popular, and he had even manifested a Sage Manifestation yesterday, they still refused to give up.
People really were patient when they were up to no good.
"Junior Brother Lu, I'm worried they'll interfere with your path to sagehood!"
Zhong Yi stressed, his face full of concern.
"Are you really not going in to take a look?"
Lu Ze nodded helplessly. "All right, I'll go in with you and have a look..."
Hearing that, Zhong Yi quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Ze's path in creating Illusion Realms had been too smooth. Zhong Yi worried that arrogance might make him stumble.
It seems Junior Brother Lu isn't as proud as everyone thinks...
Zhong Yi thought to himself.
"...and see