The first light of dawn broke.
The rosy clouds dyed a thousand miles in brilliant colors.
Gu Qingshan stood in the Emerald Cold Forest and made a gesture.
The sixteen divine guards immediately stopped.
The Light-Shape Being said, "They can stop here. The Human Race's undercover agent doesn't need too many people knowing about her."
Gu Qingshan looked at the sixteen divine guards.
They immediately dropped to one knee. "Your Majesty, please let us follow you and protect you."
Gu Qingshan laughed. "Your strength is inferior to mine. There's no need to keep following me. Go back and keep an eye on that Human Race female cultivator. Don't let anyone enter the God King Palace and get near her—she concerns the fate of our God Race."
"Yes!"
The sixteen divine guards answered in unison, then turned and flew toward Heaven Beyond Heaven.
"Let's keep moving," Gu Qingshan said to the Light-Shape Being.
"Very well," it replied.
They sped deeper into the mountain forest.
After a while,
the two stopped in front of a large tree.
The Light-Shape Being addressed the tree. "Come out."
The tree split open, and a middle-aged cultivator appeared.
He had a long beard and wore a Daoist Robe. An elusive aura of authority emanated from him.
Anyone could tell this man had long held the power of life and death.
The Daoist warily sized up the Light-Shape Being, then looked at Gu Qingshan in confusion. "Honored High Gods, I don't believe I've met either of you."
Gu Qingshan looked to the Light-Shape Being.
It explained, "To evade the Human Race's great cultivators, and even the Desolate Ancient Race's scrutiny, we placed agents in several of the Human Race's most important positions."
"Unless necessary, these agents have no contact or dealings with us in their daily lives.