Su Fan lay low in Divine Water Immortal City for several days, wandering through the market every morning under the pretext of purchasing pills.
The cries of street vendors rose and fell, while the clamor of cultivators haggling over prices was no different from usual. Clearly, news of the Blood Robe Tower's destruction had yet to spread, and no earth-shaking event had occurred.
Moreover, this star domain was already far beyond that great faction's sphere of control. No matter how long its reach was, it could not extend all the way here.
These days, Su Fan appeared carefree and unrestrained on the surface, but there was always something weighing on his heart.
He was waiting for news from Manager Yusheng, hoping that the intelligence network and logistical channels Blood Robe Tower had operated for tens of thousands of years could be put to use by him.
At last, on the evening of the seventh day, when the golden radiance of the setting sun streamed through the inn's window lattice and split the floor into fragments of alternating light and shadow, Manager Yusheng gently knocked on the door and entered.
"My lord, the remaining resources at Blood Robe Tower's headquarters have been inventoried, and the methods of contacting the intelligence stations in various places have also been sorted out..."
He bowed and presented a lustrous jade talisman, faint blood-colored patterns flowing across its surface.
"This subordinate spent three days breaking the headquarters' encrypted communication technique. With this jade talisman, we can now directly command all of the organization's peripheral intelligence and logistical personnel..."
Hearing this, Su Fan instantly perked up.
He rubbed the slightly cool jade talisman between his fingers, then handed it back.
"Keep this with you. From now on, you'll be responsible for contacting Blood Robe Tower's peripheral intelligence