Zhang Yu sat in meditation within the quiet chamber for another five days before finally withdrawing the visualization diagram and stepping out.
After returning to his study, he summoned Li Qinghe and asked about the events of the past few days. Learning that nothing much had changed recently, he asked again, "How has Fellow Daoist Hui been lately?"
Li Qinghe replied, "After you left some time ago, Mister Hui said that his cultivation was still lacking. He later made a trip to the Profound Residence, and after returning, he has remained in secluded cultivation without going out."
Zhang Yu nodded. After the Profound Residence collected the chapter seals and secret methods of the various schools, it made a new round of arrangements and largely restored its former rules and order. It seemed Hui Yuanwu had gained something this time as well.
Although Daoist Wan Ming had said that he was an artificial being and could not be trusted, even if that were true, the root of the problem did not lie with these artificial beings, but with the people behind them.
This matter had to be thoroughly investigated.
For now, he only needed to wait for word from Daoist Wan Ming. Once he met that great artificer of the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau, he could determine what to do.
Li Qinghe added, "Sir, the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau sent a letter yesterday. They said that the Profound Armor made for me, Azure Dawn, and Azure Sunlight has been completed. They asked when it would be convenient for them to send someone to deliver it."
Zhang Yu considered this. When the people from the Celestial Mechanisms Bureau had come before, they had said the Profound Armor would be delivered around mid-June. It was only early June now, slightly ahead of schedule. This was