That place was exactly the route Qingque had mentioned earlier for secretly getting close to the Ambrosial Arbor, the Scalegorge Waterscape.
'I never said that! Don't slander an innocent person here!'
'The dog said it.'
'...'
Rub~ Rub~ Rub~
Hearing the strange sound coming from Levi's mouth, Fu Xuan shot him a strange look.
Noticing it, Levi gave two light coughs.
One hand held a teacup, while the other held a fan, gently fanning himself. His gaze looked ahead with a profound expression.
"I already have a plan in mind. Master Fu can put your mind at ease."
Fu Xuan's eyes moved up and down with the swaying fan. After hearing his words, she pulled her gaze away from the fan that had suddenly appeared in Levi's hand.
"What plan?"
Out of the corner of her eye, she still couldn't help looking at the fan.
What she actually wanted to ask was where he had pulled that thing from.
And for some reason, that small fan seemed to match her temperament quite well.
When she asked about his plan, she initially thought it was related to the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus.
Instead, it had nothing to do with them at all.
"You'll lead the Cloud Knights and guard the Scalegorge Waterscape from now until one system hour from now."
"...?"
Fu Xuan opened her mouth, ready to ask why.
Before she could, Yanqing's voice came from behind.
"General! The Cloud Knights are in position. When do we advance and disperse the demon mist?"
"No rush..."
"You!"
Following the voice, Yanqing saw the diviner beside Fu Xuan pointing at him with the hand holding the fan.
Yanqing looked confused and pointed at himself.
"Me?"
"Yes! You!"
Levi nodded.
"Go camp at the Scalegorge Waterscape with Fu Xuan."
The diviner was directly calling the Master Diviner by name and speaking to him in a commanding tone...
Yanqing wasn't foolish enough to ask what position she held.
Instead, he turned to Jing Yuan and asked with his eyes whether he should agree.
Under his gaze, Jing Yuan nodded while drinking tea.
Yanqing received the order.
After cupping his fists toward Fu Xuan and Levi in salute, he led the Cloud Knights behind him toward the Scalegorge Waterscape.
Fu Xuan still wanted to say something, but Levi only left her with one sentence.
"After one system hour, you'll naturally know what to do."
Since he had already said that much, Fu Xuan said no more and followed after Yanqing.
Afterward, Levi looked toward the lush Ambrosial Arbor, a strange light flashing through his pupils.
"Sushang is in Exalting Sanctum, but she was just transferred to Cloudford... Luocha is also in Exalting Sanctum. Forget it, having him there or not doesn't make much difference."
"Huohuo... Xueyi... Hanya... Guinaifen... Silver Wolf... Kafka..."
After thinking for a moment, Levi suddenly spoke, "Tell Jing Yuan to move out in half a system hour. And don't eat anything before leaving, or you'll throw up."
Stelle, who had been approaching from behind, stopped in place and looked at his back while scratching her head.
She turned to look toward Jing Yuan and the others.
There was quite a distance between them and Levi, and their voices weren't loud. Standing here, Levi shouldn't have been able to hear them.
"I didn't hear. I saw."
Levi turned around and met Stelle's eyes.
The moment she saw his face, she froze.
His eyes were shining with colorful lights.
"Your eyes..."
"Shh~"
He put a finger to his lips.
"No need to say it aloud. Everything about you is within my sight."
"...Thanks for the concern."
After saying that, Levi even thanked her.
Actually, he didn't want to thank her at all. This idiot dog actually thought he was going blind.
If he wasn't worried she genuinely meant well, he would have kicked her away already.
After returning, Stelle repeated Levi's words to Jing Yuan.
"Half a system hour."
Jing Yuan looked toward Levi, who stood alone facing the ancient sea.
He couldn't quite understand what Levi was planning.
The Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had already been frightened into scattering by the sudden arrival of the Cloud Knights.
Logically, now was the time to take advantage of their shaken morale and launch a direct assault, wiping out the remaining members in one sweep.
Not stay here wasting time and give them a chance to regroup and stabilize morale.
Although the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus had suffered heavy losses and were effectively crippled now.
The remaining members had all become mara-struck.
That alone was enough to give Jing Yuan a headache.
Without casualties, victory was basically impossible.
The only question was whether there would be many or few.
Still, command authority had already been handed over to him.
Trust those you employ. Do not employ those you distrust.
Jing Yuan had no intention of interfering with his decisions.
"Casualties?"
Seeing that word, Levi smiled as he sent another Cloud Knight down.
The current Disciples of Sanctus Medicus weren't worth using the word "casualties" on.
Just like in the Divination Commission before, the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus occupying the Alchemy Commission's Supreme Elixir Chamber were facing the same situation.
The Gate of Life was shut. The Gate of Death was open.
Capturing them would be as easy as catching turtles in a jar.
If they wanted to avoid all risk, they could simply stall and surround the Supreme Elixir Chamber.
Within three days, they would start killing each other.
Wait a few more days, and they might even hand Dan Shu over themselves.
The only reason they weren't doing that was because the Ambrosial Arbor had revived.
The Luofu didn't want to wait.
That was why they had to take action, quickly eliminate the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus, seal the Stellaron, and return the Ambrosial Arbor to silence.
It could be said that the Disciples of Sanctus Medicus were merely blocking their path now.
The Ambrosial Arbor and the Stellaron behind them were the true targets.
However...
This time was different from what happened in the Divination Commission.
In this divination, after the Gate of Life closed and the Gate of Death opened, a sign of calamity slowly appeared within the formation.
This calamity...
Was it Dan Shu and the others making a desperate final stand?
Or was it the result of intervention from those Elation followers and their Aeon?
The answer could only be known after meeting their leader.
"Not enough information. Too many variables."
Levi sighed and blinked.
The strange phenomena in his eyes disappeared.
"Stelle!", He shouted loudly.
"Take a picture of the Supreme Elixir Chamber and send it to Dan Heng!"
Hearing that, Stelle did as told, though she looked puzzled.
"Does that have some meaning I don't know about?"
"It's probably to tell that gentleman named Dan Heng where you currently are.", Jing Yuan replied.
A flicker passed through his eyes as he looked at Levi.
Scalegorge Waterscape, Dan Heng, Imbibitor Lunae...
He thought he probably knew who Levi had sent Fu Xuan and Yanqing to wait for.
But if they needed to use the Imbibitor Lunae card...
He recalled the information obtained earlier from the Stellaron Hunters.
There were traces of an unknown Aeon's presence within the Luofu.
An Aeon personally taking action was impossible, but one of their Emanators might intervene.
If an Emanator got involved, then the power of Imbibitor Lunae would indeed be necessary.
If Levi weren't here, he would probably have needed Dan Feng, or rather, Dan Heng.
Only his power could deal with Phantylia while keeping losses to a minimum.
"So this enemy is another Emanator?"
Looking at the bottom of his cup, Jing Yuan twitched the corner of his mouth and looked up at the sky.
The Luofu really couldn't catch a break...
"No. I'm just being cautious."
As if answering Jing Yuan's earlier question, Levi muttered to himself.
As for who the enemy was, he wasn't entirely sure either.
But bringing along Dan Heng in his Imbibitor Lunae form was clearly the safer option.
And besides...
"Fu Xuan and Yanqing aren't waiting for only Dan Heng."
Otherwise, there would be no need to send both of them.
Either Fu Xuan or Yanqing alone would have been enough.
They wouldn't even need to send a major figure. A few ordinary Cloud Knights would have worked.
Dan Heng was quite reasonable.
"..."