The Real Relationship

After the patrolling Sword Wraiths returned into the valley, Jiang Ping'an re-entered Vengeful Sword Valley and released five hundred Sword Wraiths, allowing them to absorb the yin baleful aura within the black mist to recover their strength.

Over the course of one night, he repeated this more than ten times.

Though it was troublesome, those five hundred Sword Wraiths had clearly recovered considerably.

After daybreak, the black mist receded and the fog returned. Jiang Ping'an shook the Mystic Nether Spirit Controlling Banner and took the five hundred Sword Wraiths back into it. Then he flew some distance into the valley before ascending into the sky and leaving Vengeful Sword Valley, where he met Yu Lianhua and Ziling.

"Has the disturbance in Vengeful Sword Valley ended?" Yu Lianhua asked.

Jiang Ping'an had not returned to the cave abode all night. If the disturbance had continued, he should have returned early.

Jiang Ping'an shook his head. "No. I hid near the valley entrance to cultivate. The Sword Wraiths were less active there, so I could barely cultivate."

Yu Lianhua could not help advising him, "You don't need to push yourself so hard. You only need to cultivate diligently and persistently."

"It's fine." Jiang Ping'an smiled and shook his head.

Six or seven days later, more than a thousand Sword Wraiths had all recovered their strength.

As for the disturbance in Vengeful Sword Valley, it still had not ended. Every night, Sword Wraiths patrolled in groups.

After Yu Lianhua repeatedly urged him, Jiang Ping'an finally agreed to temporarily stop cultivating in Vengeful Sword Valley and return to Azure Origin Sect with Yu Lianhua and Ziling.

This trip to Vengeful Sword Valley had not lasted long. Even counting the journey there and back, it had taken less than a month.

After returning to