Judge Cui was already overwhelmed with work, but after hearing the ghost official's report, he still made time to meet with Ranxi and the other three.
When the two sides met, they politely cupped their hands in greeting.
"Judge Cui, sorry to disturb you."
"No need for such courtesy. Please, have a seat!"
After the five of them sat down, Judge Cui continued:
"Thank you, five Fellow Daoists, for lending a hand. The matter of Azure Star has been satisfactorily resolved. I will arrange for someone to send you back to the Weiyu Realm afterward.
"However, before that, you will need to remain in the Ghost Realm for a few days. You have all achieved considerable cultivation, and your physical bodies hold a fatal allure for the ghosts here. Therefore, unless necessary, it would be best not to leave the accommodations arranged for you by the Judge's Office."
Judge Cui had put it rather tactfully. Though he was a judge, he was merely a public official of the Underworld. He had status, but his strength was not among the very best. To avoid trouble, he could only make things clear in advance.
Yunxi said with a smile:
"Thank you for your consideration, Judge Cui. Before entering the Ghost Realm, the four of us had already broken through to the Void-Traversal Realm. We can travel through the Ghost Realm in divine soul form, and we certainly will not cause you any trouble."
Naturally, Judge Cui could sense the freshly broken-through aura around the four of them. Yet what he wanted to know was how they intended to preserve their physical bodies after their souls left them.
In the Ghost Realm, an intact physical body was something ghost cultivators fought over, especially the bodies of cultivators like them. Such bodies had been