Origin Seat, Bai Ze Chamber of Commerce.
"What a disgrace to the family!"
Ying Yu let out a faint sigh. Standing atop a planet's atmosphere, he gazed toward a corner of deep space, his eyes fixed on a point of light.
That speck of starlight was not a lone star, but an incomparably distant galaxy—the Four Saints Galaxy!
Over the past thousand years, every time he heard news of Li Qingshan, aside from shock after shock, he felt only deeper helplessness and frustration.
Li Qingshan had risen from the Azure Dragon of the Four Saints, and his niece, Ying Shilan, was likewise stationed at the Azure Dragon of the Four Saints!
By Bai Ze's principles, they should have had the best chance to help Li Qingshan when he was still insignificant and draw closer to him.
Yet—
That disappointing niece of his had missed chance after chance to win Li Qingshan over. She had even offended a great figure without realizing it!
And now—
Fu Shan, whom the Bai Ze Chamber of Commerce had placed its bets on, was still in the Returning Ruins Sea, striving to gather the resources needed to break through to the Ninth Order. Meanwhile, Li Qingshan had already soared Above the Nine Heavens and reached the top of the Investiture of the Gods...
"What a pity!"
Ying Yu sighed again, unable to hide the helplessness on his face.
He had thought that this small misunderstanding could count as karma, allowing him to contact Li Qingshan once more and forge ties with that Formless General known for "Patrol the Heavens and Slay Evil."
But in the end...
He had not even seen Li Qingshan before Secretary Kong Yang turned him away, leaving him no opportunity at all.
Suddenly—
Bzzzz—!
A trembling hum came from the depths