Within the Guardian of Rectitude Palace in the Clear Vault Cloud Sea, Zhang Yu received the document Qiong Ying had sent over. It had already been three days since his avatar dispatched the golden letter.
In her letter, Qiong Ying explained that Yan Ziquan was merely a disciple attached to the Glazed Jade Heavenly Palace, not her own disciple. Since he had concealed himself for so long without her noticing, someone must have used superior means to shield him.
She said that she had bestowed a magical artifact and sent her disciple Meng Huan Zhen to pursue Yan Ziquan, but she could not guarantee that he would be found.
There were not many words in the letter, yet after reading it, Zhang Yu understood what Qiong Ying meant to convey.
She believed that although she bore some responsibility, the matter could not all be laid at her feet. Every day, she had to watch the rifts in the heavens and guard against Outer Layer cultivators and evil gods who might storm into the Inner Layer at any time. Where would she find the leisure to concern herself with such trivial matters? Not to mention that a great power of the same level might very well have intervened behind this affair, making it all the harder for her to detect.
Zhang Yu considered this. Although Qiong Ying was trying to absolve herself, her reasoning was not entirely wrong.
The three stationed Profound Venerables' principal duty was to oppose the rifts within the three heavenly vaults. Yet because the Jade Capital Court existed, no Profound Residence had been established, so the cultivators around Jade Capital were also assigned and directed by the three of them.
After many cultivators had rendered sufficiently great merit, the three stationed guardians would allow them to attach