Yulian's golden Vertical Pupils stared fixedly at Kai Yun. When Kai Yun approached, she spoke first. "You're late, old..." She swallowed the words "old monk" with difficulty and replaced them with "Master."
Kai Yun pressed his palms together. "Some mundane affairs delayed me for a while. Fellow Daoist Yulian, please do not take offense." After saying this, he looked at Wang Ping and asked about the serious matter. "How badly is the formation damaged? Will it be troublesome to repair?"
Wang Ping cupped his hands and replied, "How could the formation be damaged? If it were damaged, how could it still operate? It is only that the rune circuits in some places have suffered severe wear and need to be redrawn."
"This humble monk misspoke." Kai Yun humbly admitted his error, then asked again, "Will maintaining it be troublesome?"
"It is more than troublesome. The Transfer Talismans left behind by the predecessors are already unable to bear the load and need to be replaced with new ones." Wang Ping replied, "Together with maintaining the formation circuits in every location, you and I may need to stay here for thirty years."
"No problem!" Kai Yun smiled.
"Also, I just inspected the supplies that were delivered. There are no materials for Transfer Talismans among them. The Transfer Talismans here are carved from Bright Gold, and I need a large quantity of Bright Gold."
Wang Ping made his first demand.
Bright Gold was a metal with an exceptionally dense energy-particle structure. Because it naturally carried a faint white radiance, it had earned that name. It was considered a rare metal in this world, brought in by Outer Realm Objects, so its production was extremely low. It absorbed spiritual energy ten times more effectively than gold, but it was far too scarce. Almost no