"Don't worry too much, Daoist Taiyi. I'll discuss this with the First Patriarch and the others right away and see whether there's any room to turn things around."
The Yinxu Daoist Grounds.
Wang Ba and Yin Penglai returned to the Daoist Grounds together. Hovering in midair, Yin Penglai barely managed to compose himself after his disappointment and offered words of comfort.
But his expression was truly grim. Hearing him, Wang Ba understood, though he felt little disturbance within. He merely nodded slightly.
"Thank you for the trouble, Daoist brother."
"It's no trouble."
Yin Penglai forced a smile, then said:
"I'll go discuss this with the First Patriarch right away. Please make yourself at home."
Wang Ba nodded slightly without saying more, then returned alone to his cave abode.
Watching Wang Ba's retreating figure disappear, Yin Penglai finally stopped concealing his expression, revealing deep worry.
He then swiftly flew into the Yin Clan's ancestral hall.
Before long, several figures received the message and flew in from various parts of the Daoist Grounds.
Inside the ancestral hall.
"He failed to gain the recognition of the Ruins of Zhangshi?"
"Penglai, what happened?"
After hearing Yin Penglai's account, Yin Tianzhi looked thoughtful, while the Second Patriarch beside him could not help asking in astonishment.
There was a faint note of reproach in his voice.
The others also looked at Yin Penglai in confusion.
Yin Penglai held the lowest seniority and standing among them. His expression was troubled as he explained:
"I-I'm not entirely sure either. After we reached the bottom of the abyss, according to True Person Taiyi himself, he tried several times. At first, his consciousness could still enter the core of the Ruins of Zhangshi, but it was expelled. Afterward, he couldn't even enter at all. I checked as well, and he