Primal Chaos Cauldron, Danxia Alliance Meeting

Tao Wan left.

As the leader of a sect, she had a great deal to do.

The sect provided her with Spirit Land, helped her reach Core Formation Stage, and had even prepared her Natal Magic Treasure in advance.

None of that came free.

Handling Azure Pill Valley's countless affairs was the price she paid.

Naturally, those duties consumed much of her cultivation time.

But for every sip and every bite, there was a price to pay.

She envied her Senior Brother Danyangzi, who could now devote himself wholly to Pure Cultivation and the study of Alchemy Dao.

And she felt a kinship with Luo Chen, who counted every last coin while traveling far and wide to forge an alliance.

Without power, influence, or an elder to lift them up,

some people were born to spend their lives rushing from one burden to the next.

By comparison, she actually had it far easier than Luo Chen.

That was why admiration occasionally showed in her eyes when she looked at him.

Even under her sect's protection, she found its affairs burdensome.

For a mere rogue cultivator to have come this far—how hard must his road have been?

Luo Chen himself was not so inclined to pity himself.

He was riding high, full of confidence and ambition.

Though he had recently needed to receive Golden Core Cultivators one by one and weigh every word he said, he had long since grown used to such things.

His Golden Core Stage cultivation gave him considerable confidence.

At the very least!

He no longer had to bow respectfully to every Golden Core Cultivator and address each one as "Immortal."

And sure enough, no sooner had he seen Tao Wan off than he found himself surrounded by praise again.

"Brother Luo, you really became a Golden