After receiving the Chief Executor's orders, Lin Tingzhi immediately made his way into the void.
Daoist Nan Dan had been waiting there all along, with Zeng Nu accompanying him. As he observed the void cosmos, he conversed with Zeng Nu, both verifying his own suppositions and seeking to understand the present situation.
Although he had not been able to draw anything directly from Zeng Nu, through oblique probing he had already understood that, over the past several centuries, the two sides had likely decided victory and defeat.
If so, he would have to be cautious in both word and deed from here on out...
After they exchanged a few more pleasantries, Zeng Nu said, "Senior, someone from the Profound Court has arrived."
Daoist Nan Dan had already noticed a shift in the qi currents within the void. Now, seeing a streak of golden light descend not far ahead, he found a flying carriage appearing there. A Daoist sat within it—someone he recognized. What surprised him even more was that this person's cultivation was now roughly equal to his own.
He silently thought, I never expected that after several centuries, Executor Lin too would have attained the realm of Seeking Completeness. It seems Celestial Xia has truly changed greatly.
When Lin Tingzhi drew near, he took the initiative to bow. "So it is Executor Lin. Greetings."
Lin Tingzhi did not remember the other man, but the latter certainly remembered him. Before Executor Zhuang had become an Executor, Lin Tingzhi had already been the most capable and trusted man at his side.
He returned the salute and said, "Greetings, Fellow Daoist Nan Dan. I just received your report. Fellow Daoist originally intended to seek the higher realm, but did not achieve complete success?"
As he spoke, he also learned through transmitted intent