"Heavenly secrets have grown a little clearer."
In a rare sight, Wang Ba stood before Pure Yang Palace with his hands behind his back, observing the heavens and making calculations on his fingers, a thoughtful look in his eyes.
He was not divining the Moruo Colossal Elephant or the Dao Intent Spirit Beast. Neither could yet be divined.
What he was divining was the course of Ice Daoist's journey.
Although its involvement with the Dao Intent Spirit Beast left it obscure, a faint glimmer had now emerged.
This also meant that, though heavenly secrets remained muddled and unclear, Ice Daoist's actions on North Sea Continent had already parted a little of the mist shrouding the road ahead.
"In other words, that Qin Clan Patriarch who mended the heavens, Qin Dengyuan, did indeed have karmic ties with those monks who fled Xituo Continent..."
Wang Ba pondered carefully, divining what Ice Daoist might encounter next.
Before long, however, he frowned and lowered the hand with which he was calculating.
"The time hasn't come yet... Just what sort of opportunity lies hidden on North Sea Continent?"
As he was thinking, he suddenly sensed something.
He calculated on his fingers, then could not help smiling and murmuring:
"What a coincidence."
With that, he looked down.
Before long, a disciple flew hurriedly over from the Earthly Treasures Hall.
He bowed respectfully and said:
"Deputy Sect Master, the Head of the Qin Clan requests an audience."
Wang Ba inclined his head slightly, without the slightest surprise on his face, and nodded.
"Show him in."
With that, he returned to Pure Yang Palace.
Sect Master Qu Shentong was away. Although Wang Ba could not overstep ceremonial propriety by sitting in the Sect Master's seat, borrowing Pure Yang Palace to receive the Head of the Qin Clan posed