Fallen Dust Star Main City bustled at its height, with pavilions stretching block after block and Spirit Qi curling through its streets.
Li Yun casually chose a top-tier Hanging Tavern and took a window seat. He looked out over the city's thriving Martial Dao scene, his expression relaxed, without a trace of the chilling killing intent he had shown when he slew a Heavenly Sage in public.
Yet the calmer he seemed, the more uneasy Ke Xishan, the Fallen Dust Star Lord who had followed him here, became.
A powerhouse who might be a Lord Sage had appeared out of nowhere on Fallen Dust Star, crushed the Black River Heavenly Sage before a crowd, then dismissed it all with a breezy "just passing through." No one could wholly believe that.
Ke Xishan had lived for at least a thousand years. He had not held his position as Fallen Dust Star Lord without a careful mind, and he was even less likely to accept that explanation.
Especially when he had just obtained a priceless treasure.
After following Li Yun to the tavern, Ke Xishan approached him directly. Following a humble greeting, he stated his purpose and invited Li Yun to visit the Star Lord Mansion.
Li Yun sensed that Ke Xishan wanted more than simply to invite him over. But skill gave a man courage, so he accepted.
He took Ke Xishan up on the invitation, and they headed to the Star Lord Mansion together.
Before long, the party arrived at the grand, solemn Fallen Dust Star Lord Mansion.
Towering halls rose within its grounds, ringed by spiritual springs, with Saint Runes everywhere. Its foundations far surpassed those of Silver Fox Star, displaying the accumulated wealth of an established Martial Dao star.
Ke Xishan ordered the finest spiritual feast prepared. Rare