Yunxi understood Xun Kun's concerns and said:
"You've all advanced to mid Spirit Transformation now. Let's first help the Underworld set Azure Star's cycle of reincarnation back on track, allowing the Heavenly Dao here to become complete and the power of its laws to stabilize. Once the Heavenly Dao here is complete, it should repay us something or other. Don't forget the Merit we've expended—we have to get some of it back no matter what."
Han Lian clapped her hands excitedly after hearing this.
"Ranxi is right. Once the Heavenly Dao here is complete, even a little something leaking through its fingers will be enough for us to advance."
"Amitabha! Sow causes and reap results. Let us first help the Underworld's Ghost Messengers complete their task, then discuss these matters."
Yun Chen was more practical. He felt they still needed to get the job done properly first.
The four then left the cultivation room. After greeting Black and White Impermanence, Yunxi put away the Dharma House, and the four of them along with the two Ghost Messengers vanished from the scenic area.
Three days later, the Star Net reported a major natural-disaster event. Due to crustal movement, geological disasters had struck many parts of Azure Star—earthquakes, mudslides, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions, and more. This series of calamities had caused severe casualties and property losses. As of the time of the report, the death toll was still rising, as was the number of missing persons.
Among them, members of the Azure Family had been inspecting the family's businesses when their vehicle was buried by a mudslide. By the time it was dug out, everyone inside had suffocated to death. The sole survivor was Lan Lan, who had been home alone.
Major accidents had also occurred at the ancestral lands of several other