Heavenly Yi Forest, within the secret realm.
"Captured?"
A young man stood amid stalks of ink-colored long grass, dressed in a Jade-Black Daoist Robe, his hair secured with a jade hairpin. A faint wickedness lurked between his brows, making him as unsettling as a wild beast.
His aura of perfected Yi Wood showed itself slightly, and the flowers and grass around him began rapidly rotting and collapsing, oozing poisonous sap.
"Three-Karma Mind came from the Heavenly Karmic Temple, after all. An abandoned pawn or not, he had some ability. How did he fall so easily?"
"Reporting to the Great True Person, I heard he... ran into altar thunder."
A beautiful young woman stood at the entrance to the secret realm, also dressed in a Jade-Black Daoist Robe, with an identical azure jade hairpin securing her hair. Her expression was deeply respectful as she awaited his orders.
"Altar thunder... bad luck for him."
The Great True Person who presided over Heavenly Yi Forest wore an icy expression as he said:
"The Path of Rebirth is nothing but a pack of people who depend on vow power. They sound intimidating, but they cannot truly take the stage. Unless the Second Seats of the [Yutai], [Treasure Tower], and [White Lotus] branches emerge, they... will accomplish little!"
"Who knows what Long Abode has been doing? We have barely heard from them lately. I think they have forgotten their duties!"
The young woman at the entrance acted as though she had heard nothing and merely said:
"Great True Person [Fan Shi]... Qingyue True Person of Peaceful Mountain has brought an army to our borders, preventing our lineage from acting. Shall we send someone out to deal with him?" "Great Peace Reforming the Way. Even that Dao of Slander dares parade its might before the sacred