The chaos lasted only ten days, and it was confined to West Continent. The True Lords perhaps could not even be bothered to spare it a glance. That was Yuxiao's cleverness: after being cast out for so many years, he had finally learned to show the True Lords proper respect.
On the third day after the chaos ended, Quan Wen used the Communication Token to inform all members of the temporary gathering about the impact this upheaval in West Continent had had on them. One-third of the gathering's low-level cultivators had been killed by Yuxiao's Puppets, most of them members of the 'Jimin Association'.
One piece of news caught Wang Ping's attention. Ji He, one of the temporary gathering's principal members, had also perished in the unrest. According to the last message Ji He had sent back, the upper ranks of the other factions within the 'Jimin Association' had all fallen as well.
"Was Guan Xi among them? And Liu Huaien—he was quite a decent man," Yulian asked after Wang Ping told her of the 'Jimin Association's' fate.
Before Wang Ping could answer, Yulian asked again, "Your Second Senior Brother's Disciple joined the 'Jimin Association' too, didn't he? Is he all right?"
Yulian's questions stirred some deeply buried memories within Wang Ping's consciousness, but the recollection lasted only an instant. He then used the 'Gold Probing Ball' to search Central Continent Star for the auras of the three men.
Under Yulian's curious gaze, Wang Ping spoke only after a long while. "Xing Huai was probably affected to some extent, but his life was not endangered. He is now the legitimate successor of the Snow Region Buddhist Sect. This may even be a good thing for him."
"As for Liu Huaien, I can no longer find his aura, but that does