Refining

South of Cloud Blossom Mountain stood a nameless hill shaped like a reclining turtle.

Chu Mu descended from the sky. Light gathered at his fingertips, and with a sweep of his sleeve, several streaks of blade light plunged into the mountain. As the blade light flashed and crisscrossed, vast amounts of earth were annihilated and compressed, carving out a temporary Cave Abode within the mountain's belly.

A conjecture was ultimately only a conjecture.

A Nascent Soul decree was naturally beyond question.

With the situation still unsettled, he clearly found it difficult to extricate himself.

As for the trivial matter of pursuing fugitives, he had no desire to become too deeply involved and had already handed it over to Rainbow Cloud Garrison Manor.

Under such circumstances, his best choice was to remain here for a while and wait for the two Nascent Soul Great Experts to emerge from the Secret Realm.

If nothing unexpected happened, then naturally there would be no issue.

But if further complications arose...

Such as the matter of the Immortal Abode, or the unknown circumstances within the Secret Realm...

As his thoughts turned, a trace of worry surfaced once more.

Fortunately, as the final streak of blade light faded, the temporary Cave Abode had already been completed.

The Cave Abode was set into the rocky cliff face, with nothing inside but a crude stone cave. Since he was only staying temporarily, Chu Mu made no further arrangements. After merely setting down several simple formations and restrictions, he stepped inside.

Sitting cross-legged within the Cave Abode, Chu Mu brought out the several storage artifacts he had obtained from Wang Xun—or rather, from the Wang Family Old Ancestor.

With another wave of his hand, the Jade Slip recording the Thread-drawing Gu floated before him as well.

With a wisp