Over the past few days, Ji Chang had kept having the same dream. In it, an immortal elder in white robes guided him to a place a hundred li outside Xiqi City.
At first, he did not think it was strange. Perhaps he was simply tired. He paid it no mind, since it was not a nightmare that disturbed his sleep.
But after it continued for several days, he began to grow suspicious.
One day, he summoned Chi Yu.
"Ji Bo, there is something your father finds most strange."
"Father, what is it?"
Ji Chang told Chi Yu everything he had seen, heard, and learned in the dream.
The moment Chi Yu heard it, he knew it was the work of an Expounding Sect Daoist.
"Father, do not worry. Rest as usual tonight. Ji Bo will have a way to deal with it."
"Mm." Ji Chang nodded at his words.
Time passed in the blink of an eye, and soon it was late at night.
Ji Chang went to bed and slept soundly as usual. He lay down on his bed and closed his eyes tightly.
Meanwhile, Chi Yu sat cross-legged, his senses spread out as he kept watch over the surroundings of Xiqi.
Before long, Ji Chang fell asleep.
Just then, Guang Chengzi, dressed in a white Daoist robe, suddenly appeared high above Ji Chang's bedchamber.
He formed seals with his fingers, closed his eyes, and chanted an Oracle as he pointed toward Ji Chang's bedchamber below. A phantom stream of light shot down with a whoosh, entered the room, and sank into Ji Chang's forehead.
Chi Yu suddenly opened his eyes and flashed into the sky.
"Hehehe, is this how all you Expounding Sect disciples conduct yourselves?"
"Sneaking around in the shadows—aren't you afraid of disgracing Primordial