Although all sorts of things had happened in the ancient realm—someone had swallowed an ancient Foundation Establishment herb whole and become a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator, throwing his weight around, recruiting followers, and temporarily forming a small faction to seize resources;
an unknown Qi Refining perfection cultivator had slain a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator against the odds, making a name for himself overnight;
a female cultivator had been drugged by a Holy Land cultivator, only for a male cultivator to heroically intervene, defeat the Holy Land cultivator, and share a night of passion with her; afterward, the man had felt guilty, while the woman had called it an accident, though secretly her heart had stirred;
and Holy Land cultivators had schemed against one another to secure the position of successor, among other things.
None of it had anything to do with Xinding and Yu Youlan.
So as not to draw attention by leaving the ancient realm early, the two of them stayed in the inner hall for three days without going anywhere.
Actually, Xinding was the main one worried about drawing attention. As a Saintess, Yu Youlan had no need to fear anyone coveting her; she stayed in the inner hall to keep him company.
When the Chixiao Ancient Realm closed, everyone was automatically sent out.
"How were your gains?" Zhikong asked curiously as everyone emerged.
"I only found one ancient Foundation Establishment herb." Xincheng took out an herb. He had found it only near the end of the third day.
"Finding a Foundation Establishment herb is already quite good. Put it away." Zhikong offered a few words of comfort.
"I didn't find a Foundation Establishment herb, but a Ghost Essence dropped when I converted a ghost."
"This Ghost Essence is top quality. It could fetch two Foundation Establishment Pills."