Danger.
Danger... where was it coming from?
Xu Yuan left the tower and headed toward the alley behind it.
In the cold wind,
a man in a yellow suit and a small black bowler hat stood by the road, smoking.
The Overseer.
He had been appearing often lately.
Was it because of everything Xu Yuan had done? Because he had completed his appointment in the Ninefold Nether?
Or was it something else?
Xu Yuan stepped forward and said,
"Sir, I didn't know you smoked. I'll get you a carton next time."
"No need. I merely wanted to experience what state the Short-lived Species were in when faced with choices." The Overseer spoke. "Do the Short-lived Species' judgments about fate offer lessons worth learning?" Xu Yuan asked with a smile.
The Overseer stubbed out the cigarette, dropped it into a nearby trash can, and said,
"The Short-lived Species have so little time that they must make choices faster. They're good at it, so observing them does offer lessons worth learning." "...But many people smoke in silence, one cigarette after another, precisely because fate offers them no choice," Xu Yuan said.
Danger...
It felt closer and closer.
Had the Overseer developed an intent to kill him?
No.
Besides, Xu Yuan had fulfilled his demand and raised his cultivation to the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.
Then where was the danger coming from?
"Sir, is there something you're having trouble deciding?" Xu Yuan asked.
The Overseer raised a hand and pressed it toward the Heavenly Palace Tower from afar.
Gray lines sprang into being, wrapping the entire tower in an oval "cocoon."
"The Dimension will shield it from detection, and time will slow here. That will let you step away to deal with another matter, then return as quickly as possible," the Overseer said.