Du'e Abyss.
Amid towering rows of buildings.
Inside a simply furnished study, Nie Biliu was forming hand seals to activate a special jade ring.
The jade ring floated in midair, glowing with a hazy light that faintly revealed the face of a gaunt old man.
"Senior Brother," Nie Biliu said solemnly. "Something has happened at Du'e Abyss. I need to borrow Master's treasure."
The old man replied, "Certainly. However, the war is raging fiercely, and we can't spare anyone to escort the treasure there just now. You'll have to wait a few more days."
Nie Biliu frowned. The curse in the "Huang" Character Zone had persisted for many days. Although they had temporarily avoided it by adjusting the prisoners' work schedules, unless they found the culprit lurking in the shadows, there would likely be even greater upheaval to come.
After all, someone with such means had infiltrated Du'e Abyss. Surely they couldn't have done it just to target the mere "Huang" Character Zone?
Thus, in his view, the matter had to be resolved as quickly as possible.
But during the Righteous and Demonic War, if no high-ranking cultivator escorted the treasure to Du'e Abyss, it could fall into the hands of Demonic Cultivators...
In the end, he sighed inwardly and said, "All right. Sorry for the trouble, Senior Brother."
The gaunt old man nodded slightly. The next moment, the jade ring's light went out, ending the connection.
Nie Biliu had just put away the Sound Transmission Talisman when he suddenly sensed something. He jerked his head up and shouted, "Who's there?!"
The next moment, a mass of darkness appeared without warning, instantly enveloping him completely...
The darkness roiled like boiling water. Inside the study, it seemed as if a huge mass of thick ink were twisting and spinning, stretching into