Su Ming answered the questions while discreetly placing crystal cores.
One old, one young.
One asked earnestly, the other answered calmly. The atmosphere was quite harmonious.
Meanwhile, Luo Yiyi went to the pill vault.
Ostensibly, she was helping take stock of the pills. In truth, she was inspecting the vault's defenses and records.
Immortal Emperor Lingyue accompanied her.
The pill vault was built inside the mountain, with a thick stone door and dedicated guards at the entrance.
Only after entering did they discover how lax its internal management was.
Pills were sorted by category on shelves, but there were no detailed records of what came in or went out.
Only two disciples were on duty, and their cultivation was merely at the Immortal King Realm.
"Has the pill vault always been like this?" Luo Yiyi asked with a frown.
Immortal Emperor Lingyue smiled somewhat sheepishly.
"The Alliance was only recently established. We're short-handed, and we haven't had time to完善 all our rules."
"It's usually fine. Everyone is united in fighting the uncanny. No one would touch these supplies."
Luo Yiyi said nothing more, merely sweeping her gaze over a corner of the vault.
There was half a faint footprint on the floor there.
Someone had visited the pill vault.
And not recently.
Luo Yiyi made a mental note of that detail.
Her expression remained gentle as she discussed pill formulations and refining efficiency with Immortal Emperor Lingyue.
The improvements she suggested made Immortal Emperor Lingyue's eyes light up, and she repeatedly praised their ingenuity.
Ruthless Great Emperor, meanwhile, went to the outer defense line.
Alone, he made a circuit of the encampment's defensive perimeter.
His emperor-tier divine sense silently swept over every formation nexus and every stretch of wall.
When he reached the western defense line, he stopped.
At one