Qu Jianlei truly hadn't expected Jade Forest Matron's worldview to be like this. "It seems you have quite a few grievances about the Upper Realm as well."
"As well?" Jade Forest True Immortal sharply caught that word.
Then she smiled faintly. "As a Cultivator, one must believe that one's fate is in one's own hands, not Heaven's."
She sighed softly. "Who gets to define the so-called Upper Realm and Lower Realm? As long as one strives, nothing remains unchanged forever."
Qu Jianlei raised his hand and applauded. "Those words of yours carry some of the Book Pavilion's spirit."
"I merely like to indulge in wild thoughts," Jade Forest Matron answered casually.
Then she blinked. "Does Ridge Lord Qu truly have no interest in trying to cultivate Righteous Qi?"
"Perhaps I will try it, but not now," Qu Jianlei answered blandly. "The Heavenly Demons are running rampant. I have no time to consider such things."
"Then let us return to Dongsheng first," Jade Forest Matron nodded. "May I bring some disciples along?"
Qu Jianlei blinked and let out a faint sigh. "You truly aren't afraid of being discovered by Star Palace."
"It is probably already too late to worry about that," Jade Forest Matron replied impassively. "The matter of Tianquan cannot be kept secret for long."
Qu Jianlei blinked again, then muttered, "It feels like your two sides... had this planned all along."
He strongly suspected that was the case, but there was nothing he could do. In the Jianghu, one was not always free to act as one wished. Some things happened abruptly yet naturally, clearly unexpected yet still understandable.
However, he had no time to fuss over such matters. He truly had many things to do at present.
Gravity Art needed to be promoted with all his strength, he