Yichu withdrew his gaze without explaining and simply said, "Just in case, I need to tell you a little more about those ruins in the Cloud-Robed Cosmos."
At that, Chu Mo listened intently.
"Those ruins are called Falling Star City. According to our investigations, they were a True Realm where several Dao Lords perished in the Primordial Era. Somehow, they fell into the Cloud-Robed Realm and fused with it."
"Under their influence, the Cloud-Robed Realm underwent repeated transformations, becoming a fifth-tier otherworld. The society only discovered this realm by chance a few years ago."
Yichu paused before continuing, "However, though it is a fifth-tier otherworld, it contains no root origin or anything of that sort. If you go, simply explore the remnants of the Primordial Era. The society will calculate your reward in spirit matter."
"The Primordial Era?" Chu Mo's gaze shifted slightly. "How ancient?"
Yichu pondered for a moment, then said with some uncertainty, "Perhaps several hundred thousand years ago?"
"That is very ancient."
"That is not important." Yichu interrupted Chu Mo and said:
"There is a Painting Dao Lord of our lineage in the Cloud-Robed Cosmos named Wanyun. She handles matters within the realm. Once you enter, you can seek her out and follow her arrangements."
As he spoke, he looked at Chu Mo. "Any other questions?"
"How much spirit matter does the mission pay?" After a little thought, Chu Mo asked the question that concerned him most. Spirit matter could aid Spirit Transformation cultivation and was a first-rate cultivation resource. He was short of precisely that.
Yichu faltered. After all that talking, this was all he cared about? He shook his head helplessly. "Three or four thousand at the least, over ten thousand at the most. It will not bring you to the perfection of the early