"Report—"
The Holy Firmament Hall had only just begun reconstruction, yet affairs were already piling up.
Ai Cangsheng, who had nothing but bare walls to his name, realized he had made a mistake...
With both Dao siblings gone, every matter in the Five Domains that required the "Hall Master" to make a decision had fallen onto his shoulders.
People truly could not act on impulse...
No matter how foolish Dao Xuanji was, she was still a Heavenly Secrets Art practitioner. Her brain was just right for handling such matters.
She had value in staying alive.
At that moment, Ai Cangsheng dearly wished he could drag Dao Xuanji out from whatever final hideout she had... She should still have one, right?
Yet, just like her brother, after falling to such a miserable state, the sister had never shown her face again, as though she had truly died.
"Speak."
After letting his thoughts drift for a moment, Ai Cangsheng came back to himself. Looking at Xi before him, he asked again, "Still no trace of Dao Qiongchang?" This had been the first order he issued after taking office.
"...No."
"Dao Xuanji?"
"Couldn't find her either."
Ai Cangsheng fell silent. What a pair of diving siblings. He could only wave a hand. "Speak."
Xi paused, his expression turning grave as he cupped his hands. "Reporting to Lord Cangsheng, news has arrived from the ruins!"
"Xu Xiaoshou has obtained the first Divine Life Star. It belonged to Nian, chief of the Darkness Division. The latter has yet to be exposed... presumably."
"He was quick." Ai Cangsheng muttered soundlessly.
Unlike the previous two Hall Masters, he had personally experienced the Ran Ming Ruins. His understanding of its circumstances was far more detailed than anything he could have learned from intelligence reports.
Before he left, there