The three did not have to wait long before heavy footsteps, accompanied by dense Emperor's might, sounded from outside the hall.
Their expressions turned solemn. They stopped talking and all looked toward the hall entrance.
Venus Tower Master, dressed in a silver-white robe, slowly stepped into the hall.
"Tower Master!" The three bowed at the same time.
"How did the operation go?" Venus Tower Master asked directly, his tone calm and even.
Lin Yi stepped forward and gave a brief report. "Reporting to Tower Master, all twenty-three underground organizations have been eradicated. The ringleaders were executed, while the remaining criminals were either captured or surrendered. Not a single one escaped. We rescued eighty-seven Indestructible Body Emperor Cultivators, seized over three hundred portions of Indestructible Body Source Flesh, three furnaces of Imperial Evil Indestructible Pills, several kinds of evil pill formulas, and related account books and forbidden items. Everything has been sealed."
Upon hearing that the operation had gone exceptionally smoothly, Venus Tower Master showed no surprise. He merely nodded slightly. "Well done. Handle the follow-up according to the rules. Properly settle the rescued Emperor Cultivators, destroy all forbidden pills and pill formulas, and register the Source Flesh and Spiritual Materials before distributing them according to the previous agreement with the Five Towers."
"Yes," Lin Yi replied.
At that moment, Li Xuanba stepped forward hesitantly. "Tower Master, from the account books we seized and the interrogations of the prisoners, we learned that the underground organizations we destroyed were all connected to certain Inner City forces. Some organizations even received funding and supplies from Inner City powers in secret. Should we investigate this further?"
Venus Tower Master lightly tapped the table before him with his fingers. After a moment of silence, he slowly shook his head. "No. Record it for now. Glazed