"As a former Heaven-Slayer, the Empress had no shortage of karmic ties."
Hearing Xu Zimo's question, Daoist Shiyan smiled.
He replied, "The Empress had already fallen, after all. Her karmic ties would not come looking for me on their own.
"But you are different.
"You are a living, breathing karmic tie!"
"Some things are not yours to touch just because you want to, nor can you escape them merely because you wish to," Xu Zimo said, narrowing his eyes.
"I do not know what the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land is.
"But before me, you are not qualified to decide anything."
"You are right, Senior," Daoist Shiyan said without arguing, merely smiling apologetically.
"Then please go ahead first, Senior. If we are late, someone else might seize the Empress's inheritance."
Put nicely, Daoist Shiyan was cautious.
Put bluntly, he was a coward.
He was so afraid of Xu Zimo's karmic ties that he had become this fearful.
The Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land calculated without omission; a gentleman did not stand beneath a crumbling wall.
It seemed that everyone in the Heavenly Secrets Sacred Land believed in fate.
Xu Zimo could not be bothered to argue over such matters. He took out the Vast Heavens Fragment.
This was the best navigational item.
With a boom.
After entering this Emperor's Tomb, the Vast Heavens Fragment struggled even more fiercely.
Moreover, because Xu Zimo had not deliberately suppressed it, the Vast Heavens Fragment forcefully broke through Xu Zimo's seal.
It shot toward the east.
Though the Vast Heavens Fragment was very fast, it was still somewhat slow compared to Xu Zimo.
Xu Zimo stepped into the air and gave chase after the Vast Heavens Fragment.
Daoist Shiyan saw this scene.
He picked up his abacus again and flicked it several times.
Then he frowned