Although the Profound Court had issued an edict ordering Dai Xuanzun and Zhang Yu to return and report on their duties, it had set no deadline. It had also stated that any doubts they had could be submitted in writing at any time, clearly giving them a period to prepare and settle matters.
Moreover, before anyone came to replace him, Dai Xuanzun did not dare leave Kui Lodge without authorization. He could only remain here and wait for his successor to arrive before setting out.
Zhang Yu also felt that this was a good opportunity to sort through his own cultivation and make some arrangements and explanations. After all, once he went to the Profound Court, there was no knowing how long he would be away.
He turned over the jade tablet in his hand. It had been delivered together with the edict. Considering that his true body was outside and would be subject to void contamination, the Profound Court permitted him to withdraw into the Inner Layer first.
In truth, one also had to pass through the Inner Layer in order to reach the upper layer, so there was no conflict in this.
He had already examined it earlier. The jade talisman led to Azure Yang Upper Continent, a region with which he was familiar.
After considering it, he went to find Dai Xuanzun and tried to inquire about the situation within the Profound Court. Only then did he bid him farewell.
After leaving this place, he returned in an instant to his residence in Tan Spring Prefecture.
Because he had sensed danger earlier and had everyone leave in advance, the place was now utterly empty.
Yet as he stepped inside, all the flowers and trees in the courtyard bloomed together, waves of strange fragrance drifting through the air.