A curved, blue-green spacecraft flew at high speed through the Dark Universe. A purple-haired woman in blue-green battle armor, her appearance as if carved from jade, was requesting a call. The image flickered, revealing a handsome man in a green robe, his head covered in purple scales.
After the purple-haired woman bowed respectfully, she said, "Venerable, I've returned from the Outer Battlefield and am now on my way to Chaos City. I'll arrive in a day."
The man in the green robe nodded. "Mm. Longyu, I called you back mainly to have you take a look at this batch of youngsters and see if any of them have stood out. They might be able to lend us a hand in the future."
After a pause, Nine Swords Venerable continued, "Focus on two of them. One is Zhiyuan, the one I mentioned to you before. See how far he's come. The other is Rong Jun."
A flicker of confusion crossed King Longyu's face, but she said nothing. Nine Swords Venerable had already noticed the expression on his capable subordinate's face, and went on:
"Two Universe Country Lords once fought over the chance to take Rong Jun as their disciple. In the end, he was taken in by the Yuanchen Universe Country Leader. I haven't noticed anything particularly special about him yet, so keep a close eye on him for me."
A look of astonishment crossed King Longyu's face. She bowed and said, "Understood. I'll keep a close eye on him."
The image flickered, and Nine Swords Venerable ended the call.
Once the call had ended, King Longyu straightened up and twirled a lock of her purple hair around one finger, her eyes taking on a dreamy gleam.
A day later, the blue-green spacecraft appeared above Chaos City. King Longyu emerged from