Abyss, Heavenly Demon Hall.
In the vast bathing chamber, crimson mist billowed upward.
Mary and two attendants were enjoying the comfort of the bath when Mary's communicator suddenly rang.
"Xiao Lan..." Mary was soaking comfortably and did not want to leave the pool.
The blue-haired girl stood up from the bath and walked over to the communicator resting nearby. After picking it up and seeing that the message had been sent by Gu Ding, she froze slightly.
"What message is it?" Mary's voice drifted through the mist.
"Saintess, it was an advertisement. I deleted it for you. Abyssal lifeforms of this era have picked up far too many bad habits from the human race, and randomly sending spam advertisements is one of them..." The blue-haired girl calmly deleted the message Gu Ding had sent, then acted as though nothing had happened and returned to soaking in the bath.
"What was it advertising?" Mary asked absentmindedly.
"Some kind of medicine that rapidly increases cultivation, I think. I didn't look closely and deleted it right away. That kind of thing is obviously a scam. Even if such medicine really exists, it must have severe side effects after taking it." The blue-haired girl's story was fairly complete, and Mary did not question her further.
In the silent starry sky, the Dream remained steadily in flight.
Two days had passed since Gu Ding sent Mary the message, yet he had not received anything from her—not even the slightest inquiry. It made him suspect that Mary might not have received the message at all.
"Sea Emperor, could that message relay device of yours have malfunctioned?" Gu Ding could not help asking Sea Emperor.
"That is possible." Sea Emperor nodded.
"It's been two days, and Mary still hasn't replied. There's a high chance she never