Returning to Azure Cloud Sect

As he looked south, Luo Zheng's heart suddenly conjured an image...

Su Lingyun, the woman in green who had taken such good care of him in Azure Cloud Sect—the Princess of the Burning Heaven Dynasty.

After he had left the Eastern Region, with not a moment to spare because of Luo Yan, Su Lingyun had still waited there for him. Yet only now had he been able to return.

He remembered dragging Su Lingyun on a mad dash through the Imperial Palace, smashing through wall after wall, both of them covered in dust and grime, while Su Lingyun merely laughed with complete unconcern. Her demands had always been very low. Perhaps she had always been like an enlightenment teacher to him, fulfilling her every duty with all her heart and never asking for anything in return.

Thus, a thread of sudden guilt rose in Luo Zheng's heart.

However, Luo Zheng had risen to fame in the Cloud Palace and then shaken the Central Region with his might. His great reputation had spread back here, and because of that alone, Su Lingyun had been safe.

Shi Jingtian, Sect Master of Azure Cloud Sect, was no fool. How could he dare let Su Lingyun suffer even the slightest harm?

Luo Zheng was not worried about Su Lingyun's safety. It was only that he had delayed his promise to return to the Eastern Region for too long. To others, four years was an unimaginably fast pace, but Luo Zheng had had several chances to return to the Eastern Region back then. Because of Luo Yan, however, he had ultimately chosen to devote that time to cultivation.

In other words, Luo Zheng had put Su Lingyun second...

There were two routes back to the Eastern Region. One was through the Teleportation Array, entering the