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Inside the tower, in the Qing State Keeper’s dojo, three solemn cultivators stood below the hall.
"Keeper Yun," the three cultivators respectfully called out to the person seated above.
The person was tall and thin, with long white hair that draped over his shoulders, appearing rather ordinary, yet he was actually one of the highest-ranking cultivators in the entire Qing State, the state’s keeper, Yun Lang True Venerable.
"Three Tower Masters, please take a seat," invited the Qing State Keeper, with a grave tone, "Why have the three of you come to my dojo together today? Is there a matter of urgency?"
"Keeper Yun, have you detected any news regarding the Netherworld’s Void Demon during these days?" The one who inquired was Beiming True Venerable, the vice-Tower Master of the State Tower’s main tower in Qing State.
"Although the Void Demon has struck twice in succession, leaving behind many clues, he is, after all, a figure whose capabilities reach the skies. I am still trying to deduce and calculate his moves, but I only have slight clues, and cannot speak of any significant gains," said Qing State Keeper with a solemn face.
Although he possessed a fragment of the Heavenly Secret Mirror, considering the strength of the Void Demon and the depth of his techniques, if he were to utilize the mirror’s ability to observe the heavens to track him, the lifespan he would consume was beyond what he could afford.
Thus, he could only rely on his own method of divination through deduction, using the traces left by the Void Demon as a lead for his calculations.
However, this process, not only time-consuming and draining, was also hard to grasp the core information.
One could only say it provided a thread to follow, and how to unravel this thread to clear up the entire context depended on the capabilities of the State Tower.
This was also the most common use of divination techniques.
To clarify everything through divination was utterly impossible and unrealistic.
The greatest use of divination was to create something out of nothing and find that initial lead when there were no clues at all.
As for how to extend this initial finding to uncover more details, that would depend on the people handling the matter.
Tower Master Pangyang nodded slightly, not surprised by Keeper Yun’s progress, "If we were to say, our State Tower could provide an artifact intimately linked to the Void Demon, or say an artifact personally crafted by the Void Demon himself, could that help with your divination?"
A look of disbelief appeared on Keeper Yun’s face, "What do you mean, Tower Master Pang?"
"Beiming!" Tower Master Pangyang commanded.
Beiming True Venerable stretched out his palm, and within it, a smoothly spinning Purple Spirit Pearl appeared, enveloped by an awe-inspiring, chilling aura.
An artifact personally refined by the Void Demon, imbued with the Space True Intention.
This was a trophy acquired by Dantai Qingrun after defeating Li Venerable during their campaign at the Demon Spirit Tomb, from his storage ring.
With a gentle wave, Beiming True Venerable sent the Purple Spirit Pearl floating towards Keeper Yun.
Excitedly receiving the Spirit Pearl, Keeper Yun released his Divine Sense onto it to briefly feel its essence, his face full of joy, "This indeed is an artifact from the hands of the Void Demon."
"Exceptional skills, Tower Masters, to be able to obtain such crucial items!" exclaimed Keeper Yun.
Tower Master Pangyang nodded, "It’s all thanks to my subordinates being effective. To have such an unexpected gain was also beyond my expectation."
"With this artifact, within one month, I will definitely give the three Tower Masters an accurate message," Keeper Yun stroked his beard with a smile, "If this goes smoothly, we should be able to take this opportunity to eliminate the Void Demon and deal a heavy blow to the Qing State Netherworld!"
"May it be so!" Tower Master Pangyang clasped his hands together, "Then we won’t disturb Keeper Yun any further, and we will take our leave now."
"Alright," Keeper Yun did not retain the three men.
The three Tower Masters walked out of the Heavenly Secret Tower side by side.
"Beiming, about those two junior cultivators who have made significant contributions, tell me and the Tower Master in detail?" Vice-Tower Master Lv Yuan asked with interest.
"Yes, please do share the details," added Tower Master Pangyang.
"One is called Dantai Qingrun, from the Dantai Family, exceptionally gifted, and is now at the Golden Core Late Stage of cultivation.
You should also have some impression of her, as she was the one who made significant contributions during the Zhenjiang turmoil, the vice-Tower Master of Zhenjiang," said Beiming True Venerable with a faint smile on his face, quite pleased as he introduced, "Seeing her outstanding abilities, I acted on impulse and transferred her to the long-neglected Lingxu Tower.
Little did I expect that this transfer would bring about a great outcome."
Since Dantai Qingrun was a person he valued, with such commendable performances, Beiming True Venerable also felt honored.
"Dantai Qingrun," Tower Master Pangyang repeated the name aloud and then spoke, "Having made significant contributions in both Zhenjiang and Lingxu, she is exceptionally capable and also has remarkable potential, Beiming, how do you plan to reward her deeds?"
"The current Tower Master of Lingxu Tower, Sha Shuyan, is incompetent and hardly deserves to remain in his position," Beiming True Venerable ventured, "My idea is to have Dantai Qingrun take over Lingxu Tower."
"A Golden Core Cultivator assuming the position of a Tower Master of a State," Tower Master Pangyang narrowed his eyes, "This seems unprecedented in our State Tower."
"This is just my suggestion, ultimately the decision is still up to the Tower Master," said Beiming True Venerable.
After a moment of thought, Tower Master Pangyang said, "The position of Tower Master involves significant responsibilities, and without a Nascent Soul Cultivator, it’s indeed difficult to command one’s jurisdiction. This arrangement isn’t quite suitable, but as for rewards –"
Pausing, Tower Master Pangyang then declared, "Isn’t there still an undecided order for the State Tower’s Qing State division? Since Dantai Qingrun, at the Golden Core Late Stage, meets the requirements, why not assign it to her? Given her capabilities, once her cultivation reaches fruition, she will certainly be a pillar of our State Tower."