On a floating mountain in the Winged Sky Upper Continent, after communicating with Pei Gu's side, Daoist Xu said blandly to the mystic cultivator beside him, "For the next few days, do not follow us for the time being."
No change could be seen in the mystic cultivator disciple's expression. "Yes, Master Xu." After bowing, he raised an escape light and flew away.
A close disciple at Daoist Xu's side stepped forward. "Master Xu, we just communicated through the mystic cultivators' Profound Dao Chapter. Aren't we afraid that person will notice?"
Daoist Xu looked into the distant sky. "Do you see that Coiled Dragon Pagoda?"
The disciple cast his gaze into the distance. It was a towering pagoda that rose straight into the clouds, where Creation Flood Dragons dwelled. "I see it."
Daoist Xu said, "The Coiled Dragon Pagoda was built from blocks of jade painstakingly refined through ritual sacrifice. To construct the entire pagoda, not a single block could be missing. Creation is much the same.
"Every craft of Creation is like one of those stone blocks. Only by fitting and piecing them together can the final creation be achieved, and that requires immense manpower and resources.
"Once such activity begins, who could possibly fail to notice it? Better to be open about it, so we do not appear to have a guilty conscience."
The disciple suddenly understood. "But why drive away that mystic cultivator Qi?"
Daoist Xu said, "Even if our hearts are clear, I do not like having every movement of ours watched by such people. Just wait and see—if their restraints prove ineffective, once these people rise on account of it, they will surely perish on account of it as well."
The disciple could not help nodding. Since only mystic cultivators themselves could see the Profound