The next morning, Zhou Wuji spotted Li Xin and the others' junk off the northern shore of Lake Heart Island.
Once Li Xin came ashore, Zhou Wuji immediately instructed them to carry word back. He also wrote a letter by hand and gave Li Xin his Heavenly Pivot Token, telling him that he must meet Daoist Yizhen in person and deliver the letter directly into his hands.
The matter was too important, and Zhou Wuji did not trust anyone else. To prevent any delays, he even gave the two men a hundred taels of silver.
Li Xin dared not dally. He hurried back to the mainland by boat, where he and Li Qiang bought horses and set off for Yunyang Prefecture that very day.
Neither dared travel at night, so they could only ride during daylight. It took them three and a half days to reach Cloud Dragon Lower Court.
With Zhou Wuji's Heavenly Pivot Token in hand, they also slipped the guest attendant ten taels of silver. The attendant readily had someone escort them to Heavenly Pivot Hall.
When Daoist Yizhen heard that Zhou Wuji had sent them, he received them immediately. After taking the letter and reading it, his expression remained unchanged, but inwardly he was greatly shocked.
A blood sacrifice of several hundred people? Had the Five Dragons Gang gone mad?!
Zhou Wuji could not possibly lie about something so serious.
Daoist Yizhen immediately went to see Abbot Zhiyuan and explained the matter in detail.
Zhiyuan's expression also shifted slightly. After considerable thought, he first contacted Zhishan, who was temporarily staying in Yunyang Prefecture.
As an inspecting envoy from the Heavenly Master's Manor, Zhishan had come not only to assess Zhou Wuji, but also to inspect Yunyang Prefecture.
Zhishan was not particularly diligent, and he was also