Although everyone was quite curious about the good place Fang Xiao had mentioned, one that was no worse than the Spirit Realm,
they also knew not to ask what they should not ask, so they said nothing more.
After Fang Xiao's round of persuasion, everyone finally set their minds at ease.
Though they still yearned for the Spirit Realm, they temporarily set aside the thought of ascending there.
After giving each of them guidance in their cultivation, Fang Xiao did not linger either. He left the lower realm directly through the small world's portal.
However, Fang Xiao did not return directly to the Earth Immortal Realm. Instead, he went to Ling Taichu's place of cultivation on the Spirit Qi Auxiliary Star.
"Master, do you truly not plan to return to the lower realm and take a look at the sect?"
"What is there to see? Your master has never been good with worldly affairs, and the sect is not without people in power now. If I returned, how would they be expected to carry on?"
When Li Mobai and the others had unexpectedly ascended and left the Taichang Realm, Ling Taichu had been like a duck driven onto a perch, forced to shoulder the burden.
Strictly speaking, Ling Taichu and Fang Xiao were exactly the same kind of people—hardworking cultivators who would never step outside as long as they could cultivate in peace.
Come to think of it, Ling Taichu even had to thank Xuan Zhongtian. Had Xuan Zhongtian not attacked him, he would likely still have been tied down at the Tianlan Sect, unable to break free.
"I never expected even Master to have a day when you became a hands-off shopkeeper."
"Authority is merely an aid. If it cannot help one's cultivation, then it is a stumbling block