Jun Changxiao did not rush back to the sect. Instead, he stayed temporarily at Pill Hall headquarters. The food was good anyway, so he might as well eat and drink to his heart's content.
During this time, he visited every shop in the Marketplace in turn and bought quite a few seeds, including not only those for refining Nourishing Origin Mysterious Pills, but also many other varieties.
Nourishing Soil could rapidly cultivate Medicinal Herbs, so naturally he would not stop at ordinary types. He would certainly refine stronger pills in the future, so his supply of herbs had to become more diverse.
Everyone said Jun Changxiao was a hands-off shopkeeper.
Yet they did not know that ever since arriving in the Upper Realm, he had constantly worked to make his sect stronger, never relaxing in the slightest.
"Hall Master Bai."
One day, Jun Changxiao took a sip of tea and said, "Why haven't they arrived yet?"
"No rush, no rush."
Bai Chaoyang smiled. "They're on the road and will be here soon."
"Oh."
Jun Changxiao responded.
With nothing else to do, he continued wandering around Peerless City. But the moment he entered a teahouse, he heard people discussing recent happenings in the martial world.
"Have you heard? The Rebel Gu Zhaoxi has appeared again!"
"You mean the fellow Realm Hall hunted for centuries before finally capturing him?"
"That's him!"
Upon hearing the word Rebel, Jun Changxiao immediately recalled the brother who had died protecting him at Starry Sky Fortress. A trace of melancholy and sorrow surfaced in his eyes.
Other than those in his sect, there were not many people in this life whom Gousheng kept in his heart. The Tattooed Man, who had been bent on seeking death, definitely counted as one.
"Brother."
Jun Changxiao secretly thought, *Are you