Li Yun crouched behind Ice Peak, blending his aura completely with the wind and snow. Even his Divine Consciousness became a nearly imperceptible thread that slowly probed the Rift Valley. He dared not overlook the slightest detail, much less alert the mysterious force within.
Holding his breath and focusing his mind, he listened to the movements below. Before long, two hushed voices carried clearly to his ears through the storm.
A Lower Sage who appeared to be a subordinate spoke first, reporting respectfully to the Middle Sage in charge.
"Lord Transmission Herald, I've checked repeatedly. The Through-Ancient Transmission Gate is operating steadily, and the three spatial passages leading to Low Plane Worlds have nearly stabilized."
"The fortunes of all living beings in Pale Moon, Everwealth, and Hundred Directions have begun flowing back toward us."
"In three months at most, we'll be able to feed their fortunes into the Through-Ancient Dynasty's Destiny River."
The man sounded exhilarated, as though he had already earned great merit and could see the enormous reward the Through-Ancient Dynasty would grant him. He could barely contain himself.
Then the Middle Sage addressed as the Transmission Herald spoke, his indifferent voice carrying the arrogance of someone looking down from above.
"Good. Keep a close watch on the Transmission Gate."
"And keep watch over this stretch of Shattered Rift Gorge."
"We have Lower Sages stationed in the Low Plane Worlds as Guardian Envoys. Problems there are all but impossible. If anything goes wrong, it'll happen here."
"The site of the Through-Ancient Transmission Gate must not be exposed. If the Dynasty's enemies discover it and come to destroy it, we won't just lose all credit—we'll be sent to the execution block!"
"Don't forget what happened to the Transmission Herald responsible for Blue Star and Purple Moon Continent after he