Qi Refinement Way.
Eastern Sea Cultivation Realm.
Great Void lay hazy and indistinct as Fang Qing strolled through it, a trace of gravity between his brows.
"Guangmu seeks gold on the first day of the eighth month?"
"They've all piled together... But it's fine. Sangji is my eyes; he can go in my stead."
Ever since the lesson of the Lotus Blessed Land last time—or rather, since much earlier—Fang Qing had made a decision.
For major matters involving Golden Cores, he would absolutely never personally step onto the stage. Instead, he would dispatch disciples.
"I'm over here hunting spirit demons while Sangji is over there attending a ceremony..."
"Why does that feel like heaven and earth have been turned upside down?"
"Forget it. When all was said and done, his side was still more dangerous..."
With a thought from Fang Qing, part of his consciousness connected to the Dao-Born Pearl. Through a lurking disciple in Southern Wu as an intermediary, he logged into Profound Void Heaven.
Within Profound Void Heaven.
At the site of the Lord Mountain Association.
In a patch of dim void, darkness suddenly spread like ink through water, transforming into a solemn and imposing great hall.
Earthen-yellow stone pillars shot into the heavens, propping up the sky.
The stone pillars were mottled, their surfaces branded with the forms of badgers, muntjacs, pheasants, and bats.
Shadowy human figures emerged one after another.
At their head was none other than True Person Sanmu. At this moment, however, he was shrouded in dense earthly qi, and only a roughly human outline could be seen. He called himself "Four Obliterations"!
Borrowing a chicken to lay eggs, Fang Qing had established a "Lord Mountain Association" within Profound Void Heaven. By now, he had gathered two or three large cats and small kittens.