Li Qingyun had naturally not been idle these past years.
Through Quanzhu, he had long since taken control of Wanshi City's underground Immortal Lord alliance, using it to put some of his ideas into practice.
Buzz!
Above the green lake, blue robes flashed, and Quanzhu's graceful figure appeared.
"Dao Master, following your instructions, I have gathered eleven people with exceptionally hard fates from across the northern and southern continents. They are now all settled in the Wanshi Manor Scenic Garden. What do you think..." Reverence filled her eyes as she bowed to Li Qingyun.
In private, Quanzhu did not dare casually call herself Li Qingyun's cousin.
Through trial after trial at the edge of life and death, she had not disappointed Li Qingyun either, stepping into the Sixth Realm.
Though she was still weaker than the Seventh Realm she had attained before her rebirth, she felt that each brush with death had made her foundation deeper and stronger, filling her with ever more boundless possibilities.
Quanzhu knew her role: she was merely one Dao disciple beneath the Dao Master.
A Dao disciple could cry out for the Dao and die for the Dao!
She was a short dagger in the Dao Master's hand. Anything the Dao Master disdained to handle personally, or had no time to handle, she would swiftly and cleanly finish with this single blade.
For instance, she had done her utmost to carry out the Dao Master's order to find people with hard fates and bring them back to Wanshi City.
"Let us go take a look!"
Li Qingyun nodded, then stepped forward. He and Quanzhu flickered away.
Wanshi Manor, Scenic Garden.
This side courtyard was merely one corner of the Wanshi Manor, which spanned hundreds of miles. Like the vast manor itself, it had long stood