The Ghost Envoy was the Registrar of the Immortal Prison, a jailer bound fast by its rules.
Ordinarily, without Ji Yuan's permission as prison master, the Ghost Envoy could not even cross the threshold of the Bronze Gate, much less appear on another floor of Lingtai Square-Inch Mountain of his own accord.
Yet at the very moment Ji Yuan comprehended Gold-Burning Bone and its vision soared into the sky, the Ghost Envoy had come out on his own. And judging by Dong Qian's description—
He had appeared out of thin air in the Dao Comprehension Chamber without a sound, without warning, and without triggering a single restriction.
What did that mean?
It meant the Ghost Envoy still had secrets Ji Yuan knew nothing about. Or perhaps the Ghost Envoy had not told the truth about certain things.
Ji Yuan quietly committed the matter to memory. Outwardly, he showed nothing, merely sending Dong Qian a reply through voice transmission.
"Understood."
Seeing that he was aware of the situation, Dong Qian said no more.
They had known each other for years. They understood each other well enough for that.
"Junior Brother, where are we going next?"
Dong Qian changed the subject, her tone turning light again.
Ji Yuan had clearly thought it through already. "I've been through the Southern Demonlands and Demon East. It's not often I come to the Demon God Continent. It would be a shame not to visit the Dragon Race's territory in the Northern Demonlands."
As he spoke, he rolled his newly regenerated shoulder. "Besides, it's time I looked for an opportunity to break through."
That was no mere excuse.
After Gold-Burning Bone awakened, he had carefully examined his body.
His body cultivation had firmly entered the Three-Organ Realm. Heart-Fire Ape, Kidney-Water Pig, and Liver-Wood Eagle burned together;