Qu Jianlei's first impression of the Houde Realm was not one of stark contrast, but of an exceptionally tranquil paradise untouched by the world.
Feeling the damp air, he relaxed somewhat. "Is there anywhere worth visiting around here?"
"I don't think so," True Immortal Jin Ge answered without hesitation. "Do you plan to establish a sect here someday?"
Qu Jianlei could not help rolling his eyes. "How desperate would I have to be? Red Leaf Ridge is still a Tier 4 Spirit Vein, after all."
"People strive upward," True Immortal Jin Ge said blandly. "This place is merely a fleeting glimpse in your life, not somewhere worth settling down."
"Mm." Qu Jianlei nodded slightly. "I am only a passerby, not someone returning home... Heh, I have always been a passerby."
He was not the sentimental sort, yet at that moment, he could not help himself.
After all his travels, had he ever found a home? No. He had always been drifting, and nowhere had ever given him the feeling of home.
The only place that gave him even a faint sense of belonging was Red Leaf Ridge... Perhaps that was the fate of cultivators.
"But we need to remain here for a few days," True Immortal Jin Ge said gravely. "To dispel the aura of the Lower Realm."
Qu Jianlei and Qinghu had no objection. This was a Great World with multiple Out-of-Body Realm cultivators and perhaps even Great Experts of the Soul-Splitting Realm.
They might not notice the aura on themselves, but it could not be hidden from those great cultivators.
Even the trace of Great Venerable will on True Immortal Jiken had been able to identify Qu Jianlei as being from another world. Here... there was even less need to mention it.
Still, Qu Jianlei was rather curious.