However, Zhang Chen still thought highly of Zhang Guan. After all, Zhang Guan's true heart was sound. So long as a person's true heart did not go astray, how bad could he truly become?
Zhang Chen watched Zhang Guan depart, then entered the room and began leafing through the materials Northern Lands had gathered from all corners of heaven and earth over the years. "Is there any news regarding the Spiritual World?"
After searching for a long while without finding an answer, Zhang Chen asked the Pacifying Border King, who was organizing the records.
That was right. Ever since the Pacifying Border King had been stripped of his position, he had been assigned here to organize materials for Zhang Chen. The Pacifying Border King's bloodline had been assimilated by the Blood God Sons, and he was utterly loyal to Zhang Chen. So long as Zhang Chen gave the order, even if he told him to go die at once, he would raise no objection.
Hearing Zhang Chen's question, the Pacifying Border King shook his head. "I have reviewed every piece of information sent here. There has been no such news."
"That shouldn't be possible!" Zhang Chen stood before the pile of documents, frowning as he sank into thought. By rights, now that heaven and earth had undergone great changes and the End of Dharma Era had descended, the Spiritual World should have fallen as well. Why had there still been no news?
Moreover, the fall of that small world would surely cause an enormous commotion, bringing extinction across tens of thousands of miles and forming terrifying natural disasters. Such news should not have escaped Northern Lands' spies. Yet why was there not even the slightest whisper of wind or rustle of grass?
But since the Pacifying Border King said there