The moment this thought surfaced, Xu Changqing suppressed it.
Ever since he had passed the Void Refinement Tribulation in the Starfall Secret Realm and been appointed master of Jade Balance Star by his master, he had understood one truth.
Though the Great Dao Venerable never appeared before his disciples, as a transcendent being who commanded the River of Time, the scope of Their perception was simply beyond what ordinary cultivators could imagine.
Some things could be thought in one's heart, while others had to be spoken with exceptional caution.
Especially when karmic entanglements involving matters like the Sea of Chaos and Outsider Evil were concerned, even though his Origin Dao was untouched by karma, he knew that maintaining reverence before his master was the path to lasting survival.
Jin Buhuan put away the Image-Recording Jade Slip. A rare solemn look rested on his face as he glanced at the three nameless planets still collapsing, then at the cloud of red mist that had already turned into Void. "Lady Luo, I will report today's events to the Myriad Manifestations Chamber of Commerce headquarters.
"At the same time, I'll send people to secretly investigate the records of the grand clan ceremonies held by the Ten Ancient Clans over the past few thousand years. If there truly is a second Azure Thunder Ancient Clan secretly worshipping the Red-Clad Lord, there will certainly be traces in the arrangements of their rituals.
"But then again, our trip here was not solely to wipe out the Azure Thunder Ancient Clan.
"The Evernight Ruins are about to open. We can't just abandon the three suspected locations we marked beforehand because an evil thing suddenly sprang out halfway through the journey, can we?"
"Of course we must go."
Luo Qinghan recalled Cold Moon. The chill around her was