Wang Ping agreed to the gathering request with barely any thought.
Ten days flashed by. When he appeared in the familiar projection space, he saw only Quan Xing and no sign of Zhi Xin.
As Quan Xing rose to offer a salute, Wang Ping asked, "Where is Daoist Zhi Xin?"
"The communication formation linked to the Outer Realm was severed. That happened half a year ago, on Bai Xin's orders. What he wanted was to cut off all contact between the Inner Ring Starfield and the outer starry sky," Quan Xing explained.
Yulian, linked to Wang Ping's Primordial Spirit, immediately commented upon hearing this, "Is he trying to sever the connection between all the True Lords and the Outer Realm? This Bai Xin really has backbone."
Wang Ping also began to see Bai Xin in a new light, though it was not his place to judge Bai Xin's actions.
Quan Xing continued, "Bai Xin, Tiangong, and Lieyang had known one another long ago. When the Demon Emperor was consolidating the various tribes, they once joined forces to resist him."
At this, rich emotions surfaced in Yulian's consciousness. Clearly fascinated by the story, she urged Wang Ping to ask for more.
Wang Ping himself was interested as well, and the two began today's gathering with this topic.
This stretch of history was much like most of the history after Human Way civilization began. Yaoxi naturally succeeded in unifying the various tribes. Then the Misty Sea descended, Mystic Sect secret arts emerged, and dissenting voices rose once more among the tribes that had already been consolidated. This time, Yaoxi failed to suppress them. Instead, he himself perished, body and Dao extinguished.
After hearing this history, Yulian commented again within Wang Ping's Spirit Sea, "In normal times, we always unconsciously overlook the fact