Lin Xiu was the first to speak up. "What's there to apologize for? The most important thing is that you're back. But didn't you head out in order to find a secluded spot to cultivate? What happened for the last three months, and how did you make such a big mess of the Blacksteel settlement?"

Even Lin Xiu was curious about just what Zhang Lie had experienced during this period of time.

"Right, we've gotten reports of indiscriminate black rays of annihilation, followed by the death of all nearby lifeforms, and now, even cracks in the sky! Just what sort of framework...