To be honest, with Real Person Yuechen stationed at Shaotong Mountain, Lu Zheng had been able to set his mind at ease considerably.
Their cultivation was growing ever higher. Though nothing usually happened, whenever they encountered enemies, the foes they provoked were becoming increasingly formidable as well.
Yuan Jing was still too inexperienced. With Real Person Yuechen present, White Cloud Temple was far more secure.
Though Real Person Yuechen's cultivation might seem ordinary, his foundations ran deep. He had diligently cultivated the Innate Cloud Transformation Qi Method True Scripture and the Taiqing Duxuan Yuqi Xingyun Secret Dharma True Scripture for decades. The Innate Cloud Qi in his hand was not something ordinary Extraordinary individuals could withstand.
Take that feng shui formation from last time, for example. Had he gone to watch the commotion too, how could Duan Yan and that zombie have had the chance to harm anyone?
Of course, if a supreme Ghost King like the Old Ancestor Yue You came calling, then forget Real Person Yuechen—even if Real Person Qing Song were there, it would be useless.
Before coming to Tonglin County, Real Person Yuechen had also been summoned by Perfected Person Mingyu, the master of White Cloud Temple, and had learned of Si Lingxi's situation.
However, Perfected Person Mingyu's view was that, as long as nothing happened in ordinary times, they could simply pretend not to know.
Thus, Real Person Yuechen did not ask about it. During the meal, he merely cast Lu Zheng a few occasional looks of admiring amazement, then sent him away that afternoon.
Just as Lu Zheng rose upon the clouds and prepared to fly back to Tonglin County, he saw several commoners making their way up the mountain. Each carried faint wisps of Ghost Qi—seemingly thin, yet remarkably pure.
It was