Red Island Mirage.
Liang Zhen still watched over the vines drawing on Geothermal Core Power. They had grown into towering trees, but had stopped growing long ago, remaining in this vast, vibrant state.
The one keeping watch with him today was Wu Huaiwei, a Sage of the Yin-Yang School.
Wu Huaiwei found the duty boring. Lying on a chaise longue, she wiggled her fingers and directed Red Silk to weave through the Aerial Roots.
"Is he dead or alive, anyway?" Wu Huaiwei had little patience. She sat up and said, "It's been a whole month. Has the Geothermal Core Power still not repaired his body?"
Liang Zhen remained calm and good-natured. "No one knows how long it'll take."
"Shuizhou's people said they wanted to study the Geothermal Core Power, but now there's not a single one of them in sight." Wu Huaiwei rolled her eyes and sneered. "After all these years, I think they've just been running around in circles."
Liang Zhen said, "Didn't the last time we sent up the Six Kingdoms Signal Smoke prove that they'd found a way to screen for World Destroyers?"
Wu Huaiwei smiled. "Did they?"
Liang Zhen asked, "Why not ask Dean Wei?"
At that, Wu Huaiwei's interest evaporated. "I'm not interested in this stuff. If you want to know, go ask him yourself."
But Liang Zhen wasn't deterred by her cold expression. He continued smiling faintly. "Dean Wei went to the Dan Kingdom. You didn't know?"
Wu Huaiwei's fox eyes widened. "When?"
"The day before yesterday," Liang Zhen answered.
Wu Huaiwei laughed in exasperation. "How come I didn't know?"
Liang Zhen looked at her, his eyes and brows smiling. "Because you're not interested in this stuff."
"What did he go to the Dan Kingdom for?" Wu Huaiwei pondered. "Could there be another World