The Dark Hall continued to operate normally even without Gui Mei. It simply couldn't uncover certain secret information.
But it had no trouble finding information on Oscar, Ma Hongjun, and the others.
"Not coming? How else would you get to see your dear master?" Xu Xiao said shamelessly.
"Hehe, Master, how did you get so powerful in just six years?"
"You even grabbed me from so far away."
"Can you teach me?"
Bibi Dong looked at Xu Xiao expectantly. That ability was genuinely useful. If she could snatch things from a distance like that, stealing would be much easier.
"I'll teach you when you comprehend the Space Law."
"Anyway, nothing major happened at Chuan Ling over the past six years, did it?"
Now that Bibi Dong was here, he could ask how things had developed.
"Everything's been running smoothly. If you want something major, Aunt Zi Ji sent word that they can produce Ninth-level Soul Tools on a small scale now."
"They've made some headway with Tenth-level Soul Tools, too."
Bibi Dong thought it over. Nothing else had changed much. Everything had progressed steadily, and their foundations had grown stronger.
Xu Xiao nodded. He hadn't expected Soul Tool development to move so quickly, but with Zi Ji and Bi Ji working on it, progress was inevitable.
And the other Ferocious Beasts were helping as well.
If Xu Xiao hadn't trusted Zi Ji, he might have worried that the Sun Moon Continent would end up belonging to the Soul Beast Clan.
Fortunately, Zi Ji was loyal and had no such ambitions.
"Tenth-level Soul Tools will be tricky. I doubt they can manage that yet, but Na'er should be able to."
Xu Xiao hadn't forgotten the Silver Dragon King's terrifying gift for technology. If she studied Soul Tools, progress would surely skyrocket.