To tell the truth, ever since setting foot on the Primordial Continent, Ye Zhen had always felt only a weak sense of belonging toward it—even toward Great Zhou.
Even with his attachment to Princess Changle, the title of Duke of North Sea Commandery, and the office of Left Grand Chief Priest of the Barbarian Spirit Hall, he still had little sense of belonging to Great Zhou.
From the beginning, Ye Zhen had regarded Great Zhou on the Primordial Continent as a foothold, a stepping stone.
Home was not on the Primordial Continent, nor was it in Great Zhou.
Home was on the True Profound Continent!
Ye Zhen sending Chi Ling'er and Hu Qingtong, mother and daughter, back to the True Profound Continent was proof enough.
Home was the safest harbor.
Ye Zhen had always believed that he had a clear understanding of the dire state of the Human-Demon Battlefield.
But no matter how terrible the situation on the Human-Demon Battlefield became, if things truly could not be done, Ye Zhen could withdraw and leave at any time.
Though over the years, a group bound by common interests had gathered around Ye Zhen—such as Liu Feng, Gu Tieqi, Feng Jiumo, Niu Er, Yi Jue, and the others.
When it came time to withdraw, the resources in Ye Zhen's hands would be enough to settle them.
The only thing Ye Zhen was truly concerned about now was the men of the North Sea Heavenly Wave Army on the Human-Demon Battlefield.
He had brought them out, so he had to bring them back.
And since Ye Zhen had brought these North Sea Army men out, he had to bring them back within the rules. Otherwise, if Ye Zhen simply used the Mirage Dragon Pearl Space to take them home, Great Zhou's military law