The fleeting trace of tension in Qin Baizhi's eyes did not escape Li Zhōujūn.
Li Zhōujūn looked down at the young figure weaving through the crowd and smiled faintly.
The figure was dressed in white. His features were plain and unremarkable, though one could at least call them resolute.
Yet judging by his cultivation, he had already reached the Tribulation Crossing Stage.
There's a story there...
Li Zhōujūn sighed inwardly.
However, he said nothing. After reaching a Fifty-Fifty with Qin Baizhi, he directly tore through the void of the Three Thousand Small Worlds and returned to the Immortal Realm.
When Qin Baizhi saw Li Zhōujūn leave, she immediately let out a breath of relief and gave a bitter smile. This Azure Emperor Senior had probably already noticed something. Judging by his appearance, however, he did not seem to care.
Qin Baizhi then looked at the young man in white weaving through the crowd, her gaze somewhat complicated.
His name was Lin Xiuming.
Clearly, Qin Baizhi knew him—and their relationship was far from shallow.
As the herder of Dao Tian Immortal Palace, Qin Baizhi naturally knew the rules. A herder could not become involved with anyone from the Three Thousand Small Worlds.
Except in two situations.
The first was when a person of great talent ascended. The herder could guide that person to Dao Tian Immortal Palace.
The second was when the top cultivators of a Small World launched a war of annihilation. The herder could intervene to stop the war and restore order.
Thus, the existence of the herders was much like the Heavenly Dao overseeing the Three Thousand Small Worlds. They supervised the survival of the fittest among the Three Thousand Small Worlds, allowing Dao Tian Immortal Palace to obtain better seedlings.
However, if a herder's assistance allowed the