Within the Guardian of Rectitude Palace, Zhang Yu sat upon the viewing platform outside the hall. An incense burner rested at the corner of the table, its fragrant smoke curling upward. His gaze was directed toward the Outer Layer, where he was likewise watching the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau's latest attempt.
Once that Creation lifeform broke into the Upper Layer, Lin Tingzhi would seek out its whereabouts. The moment there was a result, Zhang Yu would follow the trail to find the past.
He still remembered the four stone walls he had seen while observing the origin of the alien insects. Aside from the two beasts, one insect, and one crocodile he had already encountered, there should have been two more similar miraculous lifeforms.
To be fair, those two miraculous lifeforms had been exceedingly formidable. They had only been easily captured and exposed because they had run into Celestial Xia. They would not have been so easy to deal with otherwise.
If these things had awakened back when the Ipal Gods were still around, the outcome would have been difficult to predict. Those people might not have been able to handle them.
Not to mention that there were four such things in all. The remaining two did not need to be particularly powerful; as long as they were as troublesome as the previous two miraculous lifeforms, they would pose a grave threat. Finding them as soon as possible was the proper course. Pure defense would be far too passive.
He glanced at the sundial. There was roughly half a Xia hour left until the time arranged by the Celestial Mechanism Institute.
He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. Its flavor was mellow and rich. Though a long time had passed since he entered the Dao, he