After gaining a human form, Zhu Wuhui deliberately adopted a few more of Humankind's mannerisms. He promptly pulled off his loose Black Robe and draped himself in Scarlet Brocade instead, looking rather like a wealthy old man of the mortal world.
Only after tidying his appearance did he approach and bow.
"Your great kindness is beyond anything I can repay, Exalted Immortal. I dare hide nothing from you. This demonic body of mine follows the path of 'rare earth,' and I was born adept at Earth-Diving and Gold-Mining, traveling through the earth veins."
"It's thanks to the convenience of this spell art that I can find out so many things. There was actually more to that strange phenomenon in the south..."
Jiang Yang's expression shifted, and he raised an eyebrow.
"What more?"
Zhu Wuhui swallowed dryly and said solemnly:
"When it happened, I used earth-diving to take a look from far away. As earth and stone rained down, amid white blossoms filling the sky, a whole cluster of palaces fell with them!"
"Palaces... what palaces?"
"The falling rocks formed a mountain, and the earth veins were in chaos. I didn't dare get too close. All I saw was a corner of jade halls and Jade Towers collapsing from the horizon, like the legendary Heavenly Palace."
Zhu Wuhui paused, racking his brains for words to describe it to Jiang Yang.
"The Heavenly Palace..."
Jiang Yang's eyes flickered as he thought:
What immortal sect could possibly be situated in this remote wilderness? Could [Azure Corner Heaven] have already fallen?
At that thought, Jiang Yang pressed him:
"What happened afterward? Where did this Heavenly Palace land?"
"It disappeared..."
Zhu Wuhui shrank back a little as soon as the words left his mouth, but he gritted his teeth and continued:
"That Heavenly Palace seemed