In the southern seas of Mozhou Road, amid the boundless Great Sea, lay many small islets and reefs. These densely scattered reefs had been arranged by Earth Vein cultivators several hundred years ago during the conflict between Linshui Prefecture and the Southern Cultivation World of Central Province, meant to defend against surprise attacks by Linshui Prefecture's navy.
With no one maintaining them, and after centuries of wind and rain as well as deliberate destruction, few of the reefs remained. Those that did were all in remote locations, far from shipping routes, towns, and land.
The meeting location Zhi Gong had sent Wang Ping was on one of these reefs. When Wang Ping approached the area in his state of "Nothingness," he did not immediately search for Zhi Gong. Instead, he first used the "Gold Probing Ball" to read the transfer network in the region and locate Zhi Gong within it.
Afterward, he performed a deduction with the Fortune Array. Only after confirming that nothing was amiss did he head over to meet Zhi Gong.
The waters within several hundred kilometers of Zhi Gong's reef were all deep sea. Ships almost never came here; at most, a few cultivators hunting sea monsters might occasionally stop here to rest.
Zhi Gong had already arranged an isolating illusion around the island, but Yulian saw through it at a glance. Within the illusion array was another Earth Vein array set up by Zhi Gong.
The moment Wang Ping released a trace of his aura, Zhi Gong immediately detected his arrival. She flew out of the illusion array to greet him, with Hong Ze following behind her.
Yulian expanded to a size of ten zhang and stared at the approaching Zhi Gong and Hong Ze.
"Fellow Changqing, Fellow Yulian."
Zhi Gong cupped her hands in