"Good news! The Demon Calamity has begun to subside. It seems the Outer Dao cultivators have started withdrawing and are no longer lurking about to stir up trouble!"
"That's wonderful! The hundreds of millions living along the Eastern Coast and in the Linhai Region can finally catch their breath!"
"Those Outer Dao cultivators are truly despicable. For their own selfish ends, they triggered such a massive Demon Calamity and plunged countless lives into misery!"
"Alas, the people of Eastern Victory aren't their people. To them, those lives are worth no more than grass."
"Oh? Isn't that Fellow Daoist Li? He's here too."
"Fellow Daoist Li, come sit over here."
In Golden Light City, several Puppet Master Grand Artisans had gathered to discuss the rumors they had heard lately.
As Li Chen walked in, someone immediately came forward to greet him and asked, "Fellow Daoist Li, have you heard..."
By now, Li Chen had made something of a name for himself, and his standing among the Grand Artisans had risen like a boat on a swelling tide.
The way these men took the initiative to greet him was proof enough that he had begun to build a reputation and standing of his own.
Li Chen smiled faintly and joined their conversation.
He had been busy lately repairing his combat body and the Mechanism Wooden Cranes. Even Xiao Die and Xiao Ying had undergone extensive overhauls, leaving him little time to concern himself with affairs in the Eastern Sea.
Now that he was in Sky City, however, he had ample opportunities and channels to learn the latest news. Through them, he learned that the Creation Sect's campaign against the demons had already entered the strategic counteroffensive stage.
Without those Outer Dao cultivators causing trouble, the Puppet Masters were quite adept at dealing