High in the blue heavens, Zhang Yu and the youthful Daoist trod upon brilliant rosy clouds, drifting toward a certain stretch of land.
The youthful Daoist said, "That place is no ordinary destination. One cannot cross over merely by letting one's mind descend there. But once you have gone there once, you will no longer need to tread the guiding heavenly rainbow in the future."
Zhang Yu said, "May I ask, Envoy, which person are we going to visit this time?"
The youthful Daoist said, "The one I am taking you to meet is one of the Chief Overseers of the Profound Court."
Zhang Yu's heart stirred slightly, and he nodded.
According to Celestial Xia's current regulations, whenever matters reported by the various continents and stations within and beyond Celestial Xia reached the Profound Court, they were jointly discussed and decided upon by the Court Administrators. If all the Administrators agreed, it would be carried out accordingly. But if their opinions differed, the matter would be submitted to the five Chief Overseers, who would make the final decision.
Generally speaking, the Chief Overseers did not interfere with how matters below were handled, nor did they concern themselves with specific mundane affairs. Yet they firmly held the course of the entire Profound Court, indeed of all Celestial Xia, in their hands, and thus wielded tremendous authority.
The youthful Daoist said at this moment, "The Profound Court is unlike the outside world. There are many more constraints upon one's actions here. Now that you have become a Profound Venerable, unless you intend only to hide away and cultivate, you will inevitably have many matters to attend to."
Turning his head, he said, "You have now opened an unprecedented path within the Profound Law lineage. Some matters that were once suppressible can no