The murky Heart Lake churned with black waves.
Dragonwood Revered One's rebuke boomed like thunder.
Xie Xuanyi controlled Rank Six's remnant soul and knelt on the ground, explaining softly, "My lord, Carp Tide City's defenses are strict. I was in danger just now... it was exceedingly difficult to respond."
Another cold snort rang out over the murky Heart Lake!
Clearly, he was dissatisfied with this explanation.
Dragonwood Revered One turned around, his expression dark... Rank Six had gone three or five days without any word after being assigned a task. Now that he had taken the initiative to make contact, he had still been kept waiting for nearly an hour.
"Enough. Get up."
After a moment, Dragonwood Revered One asked in a deep voice, "How has the matter I assigned you been handled?"
"My lord, please look!"
Xie Xuanyi raised his head and projected the scene observed through the White Marsh Finger Bone onto the Heart Lake.
"Hm?"
Dragonwood Revered One narrowed his eyes and carefully studied the earth-shaking phenomenon that had unfolded on the Carp Tide River in an instant.
"The token resonated with the hidden realm within the cave dwelling, triggering this heavenly phenomenon and drawing countless onlookers!"
As Xie Xuanyi reported, he raised his eyes to observe Dragonwood Revered One's expression. "Congratulations, my lord. The Bai Ze Secret Realm... has been confirmed beyond doubt!"
A sharp glint flashed through the eyes of the figure shrouded in dark mist.
"Not bad."
Dragonwood Revered One, whose face was gloomy most of the time, rarely revealed a smile. He even offered praise: "You deserve the foremost credit for this success! The Demon Kingdom shall reward you handsomely!"
"..."
Xie Xuanyi felt no stir in his heart. If anything, he wanted to laugh.
He truly pitied Rank Six, who had been