Luo Chen's arrival eased much of the tense atmosphere of preparation for battle within Soaring Sky Pass.
At a time like this, every resource was in short supply. Pills that could swiftly raise a cultivator's strength were more sought after than ever.
The Eastern Wasteland had once had the Medicine King Sect, but it had been destroyed.
High-level Pill Refiners had either been quietly recruited by major sects or were struggling to look after themselves. For a time, a void had opened in the market.
Luo Chen's appearance had indeed filled that void.
That was the main reason his reputation had risen so quickly.
Soaring Sky Pass therefore treated Luo Chen exceptionally well in its arrangements for him.
Of the five Nascent Soul cultivators, Qin Baixiang of the Hundred Beast Sect was stationed at the very front, facing the far east, where the demon beast army was most likely to attack.
Xiao Shiniang and Idle Crane True Person were stationed to the left and right, a thousand miles apart, guarding the central approach.
Luo Chen's patrol area lay in the comparatively sheltered west. At most, he would likely face a few scattered Demon Race bands.
Ling Fengzi was famed for his escape speed. He served as a mobile reserve, standing by for orders at any time.
He was also said to be sent out now and then to investigate conditions at the front.
That was the arrangement in broad strokes.
That same day, Luo Chen went to the cave residence the Soaring Sky City Lord had arranged for him.
"So this is where I'll be living for the next three years!"
Luo Chen stepped out of the Cultivation Room, feeling rather moved.
It had been some time since he had enjoyed a cultivation environment with a Fourth-Tier Spirit Vein.
Soaring