At the Jade Void Palace on Kunlun Mountain, He Mu returned from his travels and entered Meng Qi's secluded chamber at his summons.
The room was bright and spotless, sunlight streaming in and the fragrance of flowers drifting through it. Yet the cloud bed seemed cut off from the world, hazy and dim, with Meng Qi seated in its deep shadows. He wore a black robe and bamboo crown, his presence lofty and transcendent, his dignity innate.
"Your disciple pays his respects, Master." He Mu bowed with utmost reverence.
Then he felt his teacher's voice come from beyond the heavens, seeping through countless universes, vast and distant as it echoed from every direction:
"How did you find your travels?"
He Mu smiled. "Until you leave the Real Realm, you don't know how vast the world is. I never imagined such worlds existed, or that people would cultivate in such strange ways. Comparing them against what I knew has benefited me greatly."
This time, with his master's help, he had entered other universes through the Myriad Worlds Communication Sphere to broaden his horizons and learn from others.
"Good." Meng Qi asked no more. The universes he could send He Mu to were naturally worlds where he had left an Other Self Mark, with corresponding projections keeping watch in secret. He might even have a better grasp of the overall situation than He Mu himself.
After He Mu asked about the questions he had accumulated on his travels, a jade slip appeared in his hand.
"Master, this is the confirmed list of suspects for the third round. Since I've just returned, I didn't pass it along through Great Green Root."
He had not neglected the task his master had entrusted to him during his travels. He had diligently stirred up debates in