"Junior Brother, should we inform Senior Lan Chen that you've returned? After you disappeared, she sent people everywhere to search for you. When that yielded nothing, she even stormed the Beast Taming Sect herself and demanded that Yang Yu hand you over. That battle was truly fraught with danger. Ghost Suanni and Blood Brow were lurking near the Beast Taming Sect. Had Senior Mo Yexue not arrived in time, Senior Lan Chen's life might have been in danger."
As Zhou Siyi spoke, her gaze swept over Song Wen, as though she hoped to discover why Lan Chen cared so much about him.
Song Wen pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, then took out Lan Chen's communication jade slip.
[Fairy Lan Chen, I have returned. I am at Senior Sister Zhou's residence.] [Wait for me. I'll be there immediately.] Lan Chen's reply came swiftly.
Putting away the jade slip, Song Wen asked,
"Senior Sister, what is the current situation in the cultivation world?"
Zhou Siyi sighed softly.
"The cultivation world is shrouded in wind and rain, beset by turmoil. After the Asura Sect was destroyed, the Mysterious Yin Sect and the Beast Taming Sect joined forces and began attacking the other four major sects. The relatively weaker Nine Palaces Sect and Primordial Unity Temple bore the brunt of their assault and fell one after another."
"The Nine Palaces Sect was slightly more fortunate. The two Nascent Soul seniors, Hao Kong and Tong Hua, escaped to the Blissful Union Sect with some of their disciples. They're currently staying in Ultimate Bliss City. The Primordial Unity Temple, however, was all but wiped out. Apart from a few low-level monks who escaped, all its members, including Senior Xiao Chan, died in battle."
"Even so, the Beast Taming Sect and the Mysterious Yin