Zhang Yu was cultivating within the Guardian of Rectitude Palace, entrusting his divine aura, when Daoist Ming Zhou suddenly arrived and said that Wei Tingzhi had asked him to identify an object.
He left the palace and followed Daoist Ming Zhou to a Cloud Terrace. Wei Tingzhi was there, and before them, above the sea of clouds, lay an enormous branch segment.
He recognized it at a glance as part of the Ipal Divine Tree. Retracting his gaze, he cupped his hands in salute and said, "Greetings, Wei Tingzhi."
Wei Tingzhi returned the salute and said, "Greetings, Zhang Shouzheng. I have troubled Guardian of Rectitude to come here because I would like you to see whether this is that Eastern Court alien god."
He took out a deity statue from his sleeve and handed it over for Zhang Yu to inspect.
Zhang Yu took it and examined it. Though the deity statue had been greatly reduced in size, it was identical to its original form. Moreover, the divine power within was no different from that of the Ipal Gods he had encountered before. He handed it back and said, "It is indeed that alien god."
Wei Tingzhi nodded, took it back, and put it away. "Guardian of Rectitude once stated in your report that these alien gods had clung to a divine tree that ran through the Inner and Outer Layers. Later, when the ages turned, the divine tree shattered, and some parts scattered into the Outer Layer. This one must have been the same. Yet now it seems Upper Firmament Heaven has made use of the remnant divine tree left by these alien gods. According to what Guardian of Rectitude said, there must have been more than one alien god that fell into the outer reaches. There should still