Senior Brother Has Your Back, but Only for a While

Spirit Void Cave, Half-Fallen Cliff.

Yunmiao True Person walked forward at an unhurried pace and called out to the figure ahead. "Junior Brother Alchemy Emperor, weren't you watching over Sky Pagoda Mountain? Why have you returned?"

Shen Yi, who had only just descended, froze slightly before clasping his hands and explaining, "I heard from disciples of your lineage that Ling Su True Person has been somewhat troubled lately and went out to clear her mind. I pondered it for a long while and feared it might be because of me, so I planned to return to my cave abode and cultivate for a time first."

Yunmiao True Person's expression stiffened slightly. Something like this had actually required such prolonged thought before he realized it?

But on second thought, Southern Continent had yet to be breached. The other man had not encountered the matter of dividing incense offerings at all, so it was only natural that he did not understand the intricacies involved.

It was just that only thinking to avoid suspicion at a time like this seemed a little too late.

Yunmiao True Person sighed and forced out a smile. "Junior Brother Alchemy Emperor, you worry too much. It is precisely because she went out to clear her mind that you need to remain at Sky Pagoda Mountain and watch over it."

As he spoke, he shook his head. "You have only recently arrived in Northern Continent and do not understand. Though this vast land is entirely territory of our Three Immortals Sect,

beneath the three Sect Masters, the Five Directions Emperors, there are countless immortal lineages. Our Spirit Void Cave is merely one of them."

"Though we call one another fellow disciples—"

Remembering the replies those people had given him earlier, Yunmiao True Person's smile gained a trace