Qu Jianlei was not worried that Qianhuan would go into hiding. The karmic link between them had already formed, and he still held the other man's bloodline aura.
If Qianhuan truly dared to harbor petty schemes, Giant Axe was still brooding over it—back then, it had been forcibly held back by True Venerable Qu.
After escorting Qu Jianlei to Jiuyou Island, True Venerable Min Ning and Wen Xian also took their leave.
The two of them had spent nearly twenty years protecting him, all told, and it was about time they dealt with some matters that had piled up.
The ones who remained on Jiuyou Island after that were Han Li, Jin Ge, and Qingkong.
Fortunately, the Tier 5 Spirit Vein here was enough to sustain the daily needs of four True Venerables.
The ones watching over Jiuyou Island were Paranoid and Mu Yu. Seeing their boss return from the Out-of-Body Realm, they were naturally overjoyed and wanted to spread the news.
But Qu Jianlei stopped them, saying the outside situation was not very stable right now, so they should not leave lightly, lest something happen.
Nothing else needed to be said. Just from what the Fang Family had done, one could guess how restless the outside world had become.
Even using a Teleportation Array disk might not necessarily be safe—if even Spirit Mountain had appeared, who knew what other methods might show up?
As for the others not receiving the news for the time being, that did not matter either. They had already waited so many years; waiting a little longer made no difference.
It was not only Qu Jianlei who needed to rest and recuperate. The other three True Venerables did as well. Not counting that battle, they had also been away for nearly twenty years.
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