After Wu Ziwu emerged from the cavern, he paid no further heed to the others within the Mystic Profound Realm. He turned into a streak of light and sped away, leaving the Mystic Profound Realm directly. Once outside, he did not pause in the slightest before fleeing up into the heavens.
Within the workshop of the Celestial Mechanism Institute on the island, Wu of the Artifact Institute opened his eyes. Fearing that he might be caught up in the battle, he had not watched it and did not know the exact outcome. Yet seeing Wu Ziwu unharmed, he assumed that Wu Ziwu had won. Still, he did not dare be entirely certain.
He turned to Guard Wei and asked, "Guard Wei, you are an expert in combat. I must ask: did you see that battle clearly just now?"
Guard Wei considered it, then said with certainty, "The Replica Body should have won. Otherwise, that True cultivator could never have let him out."
At this moment, he too found it somewhat unbelievable. He had not truly understood that battle either. He had merely seen a flash of light, and the two sides had already separated. As for whether that Daoist was alive or dead, he did not know.
But winning was all that mattered.
He said, "That Daoist just now should have been the strongest cultivator in the Mystic Profound Realm, as that informant mentioned, correct?"
Wu of the Artifact Institute nodded. "He should have been."
Guard Wei said, "Then, having defeated him, there is no longer anyone in the Mystic Profound Realm who can oppose you. So, Wu of the Artifact Institute, what are you planning to do next?"
Wu of the Artifact Institute did not answer at once. Only after quite some time did he slowly say in a