The Overlord Thunder King Roc was fast. In two days, Tang Yan reached the Base.
After jumping off the roc's back, Tang Yan first went to Fang Xuan's courtyard.
"Brother Yan, you're back!" Fang Xuan perked up at the sight of Tang Yan.
"Yes. How has the Faction been doing lately?" Tang Yan asked.
"Development has been going smoothly," Fang Xuan reported. "The Heavenly Chosen Quotas have been allocated, and we gave the Spirit Shaman Clan ten spots.
"Du Shu has launched some new business ventures, and the returns are considerable.
"But we're worried that pushing too deep will draw Medicine Valley's attention, so for now, we're laying out our operations in the Northern Spirit Realm's peripheral markets. Fortunately, those markets are fairly extensive. Fully expanding into them will still take quite some time.
"With supplies coming in from Mingyou Valley and the Desolate Clan, the Faction is fairly well-off. Right now, we're stepping up purchases of all kinds of Heavenly Treasures to strengthen our reserves."
"Good." Tang Yan nodded approvingly.
"Oh, there's something strange..." Fang Xuan hesitated before continuing, "The number of pills Zi Yun has been collecting suddenly increased lately. This morning, she collected another sixty Heavenly Dipper Pills!
"It's not that I begrudge her the pills. It just feels like she's collecting them too frequently, beyond what a normal martial artist needs for cultivation. I'm worried she's run into trouble."
Since this concerned Zi Yun, Tang Yan did not take it lightly. "When did she last collect some?"
"Six days ago," Fang Xuan answered.
Tang Yan's heart tightened. That rate of consumption was indeed unreasonable. He nodded. "All right, I'll go take a look."
After bidding Fang Xuan farewell, Tang Yan went to Zi Yun's Courtyard.
After some hesitation, Tang Yan took out the Heaven Concealing Garment