It was already dusk, and the Mountain-Moving Cloud Boat was sailing above the magnificent and boundless sea of clouds. Wind, clouds, thunder, and lightning accompanied it on both sides, and the rumbling sounds of air explosions were ceaseless, yet they were entirely absorbed by the defensive array, turning into gentle wisps of breeze that coiled around the sails and traveled forward.
The blood-red light of the setting sun continuously adjusted its angle, spreading and shifting across the deck until it finally found a gap and flowed into an exquisite and quiet cabin. The blood-red radiance quickly dyed half of the desk.
On the desk lay a closed jade book that emitted a natural, translucent glow, unlike ordinary objects.
Behind the desk, Yu Ci was closing his eyes to rest, and even when Shen Wan walked in, he did not open them.
However, the moment Shen Wan came to a stop, Yu Ci spoke. "Read the news on the Northern Territory Sentiment Map."
Shen Wan did not yet know what intention Yu Ci had in calling her over, but she complied and opened the jade book. Instantly, the illusory projections of the northern mountains and rivers rose up, spreading out like a splashed-ink landscape painting, while the latest news appeared as blood-red circles, looking as if they had been drawn with a vermilion brush and appearing extremely eye-catching.
Seeing that piece of news, Shen Wan could not help but fall into a brief daze. Pulling herself together, she read aloud:
"Divine Lord Qionglong of the Qionglu Society has issued a public proclamation to the world: the matter of Parasitic Yuan Worms parasitizing and entering the realm in the Maofu Marsh region of the Five Chain Lake was masterminded by three people within the Society—Juduoluo, Venerable Sky Eagle, and True Lord Hundred