Yu Ci did not know why Bi Chao was interested in the ruins beneath their feet.
To be honest, he felt some curiosity, yet was not prepared to ask too many questions. In a way, this served as his repayment to Bi Chao.
Earlier, it was Bi Chao who had faced the corpses of Chu Yan and the others with an attitude of utter indifference, acting as though three ants had simply died. There were no questions, saving a great deal of trouble. Yu Ci appreciated this attitude immensely and simultaneously adopted it, making no display of reaction toward Bi Chao's actions.
At the same time, he was merely conducting a business transaction and intended to abide by the rules of doing business.
Right then, that Lotus Peak... Yu Ci described the mountain that had completely collapsed in such terms, its original site now reduced to a region of chaotic clouds and mists. The collapse of the peak had been extremely violent, and Yu Ci suspected it had vanished entirely into the bottomless abyss. He had confirmed his current location only by comparing it with the neighboring peaks.
Bi Chao had already descended deep into the bottomless clouds and mists to search for clues.
The incense carriage halted upon an adjacent peak. That figure in black—the Incense Slave whom Bi Chao addressed—stood quietly on guard outside the carriage. No human voice stirred the cloudy void; only the cries of birds and beasts passed by on occasion. Overall, it remained quite peaceful.
Inside the carriage, Yu Ci engaged in continuous experimentation, intending to suppress and eliminate the medicinal power of the Burning Jade Incense. At the moment he slew Chu Yan, Yu Ci had utilized the starlight of divine intent to blast open Chu Yan's spiritual defense and partially extract her