Human territory, Three Saints Pass.
Fairy Luo Yun had been all smiles these past few days, as though her earlier worries about the Dream Spider Clan had vanished without a trace.
"Haha... Fellow Daoist Luo Yun, congratulations! Are you preparing to return to your sect?"
A streak of light descended, revealing Qin Yüzi. "Senior Profound Light's breakthrough to Mahayana is a momentous occasion for humanity... If Three Saints Pass didn't need several Profound Insight cultivators stationed here, I would certainly go in person to offer my congratulations and attend Patriarch Profound Light's Mahayana celebration..."
"You're too kind, Fellow Daoist Qin..."
Fairy Luo Yun smiled. "If the Golden Luan Mountain Lord hadn't abandoned his duties and left his post for reasons unknown, without even returning to the Nine Laws Sect... you and I ought to have traveled to the Universe Sect together."
"Indeed..."
Qin Yüzi sighed.
To keep the Three Sages Sky-Obscuring Formation operating at full strength, Three Saints Pass needed at least three Profound Insight cultivators stationed there.
With five elders, they had originally had more than enough people. They could even maintain their usual cultivation routines and travel when needed.
But for some reason, the Golden Luan Mountain Lord had suddenly disappeared, leaving Three Saints Pass short-handed.
Once Fairy Luo Yun returned to her sect, the three remaining Profound Insight cultivators would have no chance to rest.
For cultivators, though, it only meant longer daily shifts. They could adapt easily enough.
Even so, the three elders had plenty of complaints about the Golden Luan Mountain Lord.
If word had not come from the Nine Laws Sect that his soul lamp still burned brightly, they might even have suspected that an alien race had assassinated him...
"These are congratulatory gifts from me and the other two fellow Daoists. Please be