Jin Zhixing had spent these past days helping Mei Shang suppress the unrest stirred up by the Turbid Tide in various places. Since last year, he had been rushing back and forth among the various continental regions.
Fortunately, with the aid of the Origin Capital Mysterious Diagram, they could promptly transfer themselves to any territory. Furthermore, the Profound Chiefs of every continental region had been highly cooperative, so their work over the past year had gone relatively smoothly. By now, they had quelled the vast majority of the disasters caused by the two Turbid Tides.
This time, upon hearing Zhang Yu summon him, he did not dare delay. Once he had properly arranged the matters at hand, he headed to the Upper Layer.
He made his way to the front of the Pure Profound Dao Palace. Just as he was about to announce himself, his gaze shifted, and he spotted a familiar figure. Surprised, he said, "Fellow Daoist Ai, you came too?"
Ai Bogao saw that it was Jin Zhixing, an old acquaintance from Nether City, and looked somewhat awkward. "Yes, yes, I came."
Jin Zhixing sighed. "With Fellow Daoist Ai joining us, of our fellow cultivators from Nether City back then, apart from Fellow Daoist Wang, all should now have returned to righteousness under Celestial Xia."
Ai Bogao did not know how to answer that. Feeling both wistful and envious, he thought, Jin Zhixing's skin is far thicker than mine, and his eye is sharper too. Not only did he defect early, he also found the right person early on and threw himself under Executive Zhang's banner. What skill. No wonder Executive Zhang values him so highly. I should learn more from him as well.
At that moment, golden light rippled out from beyond the palace gates, accompanied by