No one else bothered him on the way, so Shen Bai reached Liu Wufeng’s location smoothly.

The inside of the two-story building was as desolate and quiet as ever.

There were even fewer people on the second floor, only a scattered few.

Liu Wufeng was sitting upright in his room, carefully examining a report in his hands.

When Shen Bai arrived, Liu Wufeng put down the report and motioned for him to sit.

"The Celestial Purity Daoist Temple is now recruiting. It’s not just the Observatory; various other forces are cooperating as well, and things are going quite smoothly," Liu Wufeng said.

Thanks to Shen Bai’s intervention, the Celestial Purity Daoist Temple had broken free from its constraints and was beginning to flourish.

Building on the great legacy of the previous Temple Master, the Celestial Purity Daoist Temple’s revival was proceeding smoothly, without a single hitch. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

Shen Bai took a sip of tea. "It’s a good thing that everything is moving in a better direction."

Liu Wufeng nodded. "I actually called you here today because there’s a matter that requires your personal attention."

As he spoke, Liu Wufeng took a letter from within his robes and handed it to Shen Bai.

"There isn’t much time left before the internal examination. You must also be diligent in your Cultivation."

Shen Bai nodded. "I know."

There wasn’t much time before the internal exam, and Shen Bai was taking it quite seriously. Still, it wasn’t an insurmountable task—he just needed to focus on grinding his Skill Level.

What Shen Bai was more curious about, however, was the contents of the letter Liu Wufeng had given him.

With this thought, Shen Bai opened the envelope and began to read carefully.

The letter wasn’t long. It only took Shen Bai the time to drink half a cup of tea to read it from start to finish.

After he finished reading, Shen Bai stroked his chin and spoke.

"It seems the Great Zhou Country is preparing to move against Marquis Fengjiang."

This was a secret message, a top-secret one.

Tang Yun was the sole survivor of the earlier Peach Opera Garden incident. Under the Observatory’s terrifying interrogation, he had spilled everything.

The purpose behind the Peach Opera Garden’s performances in various regions was now glaringly obvious.

Everywhere they went, they used their opera performances as a pretext to visit the various forces they intended to contact.

And the purpose of these visits was to incite defection.

Marquis Fengjiang already harbored rebellious intentions. With the Peach Opera Garden inciting defection, this internal and external coordination would have led to disastrous consequences.

Moreover, the Peach Opera Garden’s activities had actually uncovered a considerable number of forces that were willing to defect.

Recently, Great Zhou had caught wind of this and taken action. The Observatory moved quietly, secretly executing the leaders of these forces and suppressing all news of the matter.

The blame for the Tang Yun affair was also pinned on the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddha Sect.

The two Demonic Forces took the fall without a word. After all, their reputations were so poor that no one would have believed their denials anyway.

As for Marquis Fengjiang, things on his end seemed to have quieted down considerably.

But for the Emperor, this quiet was meaningless.

’Before, I couldn’t get any evidence. We all fought to establish this country together, so it wasn’t easy to make a move against you.’

’Now the evidence has arrived. You think you can get away?’

Military camps in various regions had already begun to assemble in secret, preparing to deal Marquis Fengjiang a fatal blow.

Shen Bai stroked his chin. "What does this have to do with me?"

The forces in Fenglin State hadn’t been swayed, after all, so Shen Bai had no idea what mission Liu Wufeng had in mind for him.

Liu Wufeng said slowly, "A contingent of troops will be passing through Fenglin State. They will be traveling via the Yin Post."

Yin Post?

"They’re being so secretive that they’re willing to risk traveling via the Yin Post?" Shen Bai frowned.

Liu Wufeng nodded. "To move without a trace, the risk is worth it."

The so-called Yin Post is an ability tied to a special profession.

This profession is known as the Yin Walker.

There is great terror in the space between life and death, just as there is between the states of being dead and alive.

The path walked by the dead is called the Yin Road.

And a Yin Post is a way station on this Yin Road.

Yin Walkers carry Yin Lamps and traverse the shattered paths between life and death—a road neither for the living nor the dead, and one that is extremely perilous to travel.

The Yin Lamp in a Yin Walker’s hand is the coordinate marker for a way station on the Life and Death Road.

Traveling via a Yin Post is indeed clandestine, but the danger increases dramatically.

Shen Bai asked, "What do you need me to do?"

Since the matter was decided, Shen Bai naturally needed a clear understanding of what he had to do.

Liu Wufeng said, "Fenglin State will serve as a coordinate—a Yin Post. Half the members from the A, B, C, and D Divisions will be dispatched under Elder Mu’s leadership to guard it."

"Once they have passed through safely, we can return."

As he spoke, Liu Wufeng took a map from his robes, placed it before Shen Bai, and unrolled it.

On the map, a specific location had been marked in red by Liu Wufeng.

Liu Wufeng said, "Right here."

Shen Bai glanced at it briefly. The location was quite remote, which made sense for a coordinate point.

Liu Wufeng continued, "An army detachment is usually accompanied by two Yin Walkers. One goes ahead to establish the coordinate, ensuring there are no deviations on the Life and Death Road. The Yin Walker will arrive tomorrow, which is why I’m telling you to prepare now."

Shen Bai nodded. "I understand."

’A mission is a mission. I’ll just accept it.’

He exchanged a few more words with Liu Wufeng before preparing to take his leave.

After leaving, he first had to see Qin Shuang off. After that, he had to go back to grinding his Skill Level in Shadow Walk. For Shen Bai, things were truly busy.

Liu Wufeng didn’t waste any more of Shen Bai’s time and dismissed him.

But Shen Bai had barely taken two steps when Liu Wufeng suddenly slapped his thigh, calling for him to stop.

"Wait, there’s one more thing. I’ve been so busy lately that I almost forgot to mention it."

Liu Wufeng wore a helpless expression.

When you reached their position, it was easy to forget things when work piled up.

Especially after racking his brains dealing with the Wild Taoist Sect and the Wild Buddha Sect. The results had been fruitful, but it was utterly exhausting.

Shen Bai asked quizzically, "What is it?"

Liu Wufeng smiled faintly. "There’s an acquaintance of yours in this military contingent. When you two meet, you can catch up."

Shen Bai asked, "Who?"

Liu Wufeng held up a single finger. "Zhou Qing."