After leaving the Azure Billow Immortal Abode, Bu Qingyun and his party returned to their lodgings in Materialized Heaven, the first realm of Materialized Heaven.
Following the guidance of the Intelligent Puppets, they walked along the broad streets, admiring surroundings utterly different from those of the Great Qian Dynasty while discussing what had just happened.
One of Bu Qingyun's young-looking disciples spoke with a touch of ruefulness. "Master, we've got work to do again."
His name was Luo Jin. Despite his youth, he had already attained the expertise of a qualified Formation Master and could independently design and oversee the installation of many Magic Arrays, as well as individual sections of a Grand Formation.
"Our employer gives us work, we follow orders and trade our sweat for food. Isn't that just the same as before?"
"Exactly. An ideal heaven-it sounds nice, but in the end, we still have to work, don't we?"
"But they're mighty Great Powers, so whatever they say goes. Ah, let's just put our backs into it. Venerable Li may treat people kindly and seem easy to get along with, but if we can't finish on time, who knows when he'll turn hostile?"
Several other disciples joined the discussion, each with their own opinion of the attitude Li Chen had displayed earlier.
"Keep your voices down," Bu Qingyun said. "Careful-the walls have ears!"
Looking somewhat nervous, he glanced around. When he saw that no one nearby was paying attention to them, he silently breathed a sigh of relief.
Then he frowned and told them, "What have I always told you? Trouble comes out of the mouth. Enough idle chatter. If you have time to spare, you would be better off thinking about how to improve yourselves."
For all his words, he showed little opposition to his disciples'