The Main Act Begins

Mountain Top Dojo.

In a pavilion at the edge of the gardens, Wang Ping sat upright in the center, studying an unfinished game of Go alone, utterly unaffected in his State of Mind by the affairs of Ningzhou Road.

Yulian was unusually absent from his side. She had likely gone to catch fish and shrimp in a nearby river again.

Two quarters of an hour later.

Xia Weny appeared outside the pavilion.

"Master."

He called out casually, but his tone was warm and intimate.

Wang Ping glanced up at his Disciple, then continued studying the unfinished game as he asked, "You know about Ningzhou Road, correct?"

"This Disciple has already learned of it!"

"I need detailed information on that daoist priest Li Miaolin. How long will it take you?"

As Wang Ping spoke, he tried placing a stone on the board, then carefully considered the changes that would follow.

Xia Weny fell silent for several breaths before giving an approximate timeframe. "Half a month to a month."

Wang Ping lifted his eyelids and swept a glance over Xia Weny, his expression stern as he instructed, "As soon as possible. If we allow a Taiyan Third Realm cultivator to gain a firm foothold somewhere, dealing with him afterward will become exceedingly difficult."

Just as Xia Weny was about to agree, Wang Ping took out a square piece of jade from his Storage Bag and said, "It bears a surveillance formation I carved. It can detect transfer formations within a radius of ten kilometers. Secretly send some people to remove the transfer formations Li Miaolin has set up in Ningzhou Road."

"Yes!"

Though Xia Weny knew this was dangerous, he agreed without hesitation.

Wang Ping said nothing further.

Thus, half a month passed. The rebel army at True Sun Mountain had been