Materialized heaven, the Azure Billow Immortal Abode.
Li Chen remained in seclusion, so engrossed in his research that he could not tear himself away.
Suddenly, Heavenly Pivot's voice alerted him. "Master, Dharma King Yuanhao requests contact."
"What is it this time?" Li Chen asked in puzzlement.
Heavenly Pivot said, "It may concern the recent anomalies in Nan Province. According to reliable information, the largest volcano on Colorful Cloud Peak suddenly went out. The exact cause remains unknown."
Li Chen pondered for a moment, then told him, "Let's hear what he has to say."
A moment later, Dharma King Yuanhao's figure appeared in the hall. The instant he arrived, he accused Li Chen through barely restrained anger. "Li Chen, this is all your doing!"
Li Chen was baffled. "What have I done now?"
Dharma King Yuanhao said, "You've turned the cultivation world into a foul cloud of smoke and miasma!"
"From now on, the Heavenly Reach Money House must adjust its business practices. Any further malicious profiteering will be punished without mercy."
Without giving Li Chen a chance to defend himself, he cut the connection and vanished.
Li Chen was speechless for quite a while, utterly bewildered. "Did he take the wrong medicine?"
Despite saying that, he still sent Heavenly Pivot to investigate, and soon learned the truth behind the upheaval in Nan Province.
When he learned that Meng Fuyun had actually grasped Borrowing Money to Prove the Dao without a teacher, swindling the spirit peak blessed lands and ancient aristocratic clans across nearly half the Earthly Immortal Continent in one fell swoop, realization dawned on him.
But immediately afterward, he felt deeply wronged. "This is clearly your own fault. You didn't know to guard against risk. What does it have to do with me?"
He had to admit that the