Yun Chen returned to his senses, and Daoist Mingshan, standing guard at his side, said, "Profound Chief, the Profound Rectifier has returned."
Yun Chen said, "Good. Senior Brother, you may go first."
Daoist Mingshan nodded, bowed in salute, and withdrew.
Yun Chen rose from his seat and walked out of the hall. Looking up, he saw Zhang Yu standing with his hands behind his back in the lakeside corridor outside the hall doors. He stepped forward and stood shoulder to shoulder with him. "When the Profound Rectifier met that person just now, did you learn what purpose he had in coming to Qingyang?"
Zhang Yu said, "If one speaks of purpose, he may have come to spread his teachings."
"Spread his teachings?"
Yun Chen had not expected that answer. In surprise, he said, "Hasn't he become a chaos monster?"
Zhang Yu said, "He has retained his consciousness. From his words, he seems convinced that casting oneself into Grand Chaos is also a kind of Dao method—and one that stands above all other paths."
Yun Chen froze, then shook his head repeatedly. "Absurd nonsense."
Zhang Yu said, "Regardless of what he says, from what I have seen, this man seems to have already entered the supreme realm."
Yun Chen's heart tightened at once, and his expression turned grave. "Can the Profound Rectifier be certain?"
Zhang Yu said, "What I saw just now was merely a trace he had left behind in the past. Yet in terms of strength, he was already unfathomable. Unless one is of the upper realm, it would be impossible to possess such capabilities."
Yun Chen's expression grew solemn. "No wonder those above have been unable to seize him even now..." Then, somewhat worried, he said, "If he stirs up trouble in Azure Yang Upper Continent and harms