Traveling Together
The Lotus Avatar followed Tu Xingyun through the cloud-wreathed void. In some places, the scorching sun blazed like a sea of fire. Even the Lotus Avatar and Tu Xingyun could only keep their distance from the sun's essence, whose heat burned with terrifying force. If even a speck of it touched them, cutting it away would come at a tremendous cost. And if they were caught in its midst, not even a True Immortal could hope to escape alive.
Along the way, the Lotus Avatar encountered no shortage of dangers in the void. He gained a clear understanding of the strength of these immortal sects. Tu Xingyun had brought a number of protective scrolls, but by the time they returned, every last one had been used up.
According to Tu Xingyun, he had taken quite a loss on this trip. The scrolls he had used to avoid the dangers along the way had been exchanged for after he made contributions to the sect, and they had cost him dearly. Unless he exchanged for more such scrolls through the sect, he couldn't safely cross these dangers by himself.
The safe routes around these hazards had been charted over countless years by the many disciples and members of Leiyin Immortal Sect, and they were one of the foundations on which every immortal sect in the Immortal Realm was built. Ordinary immortals could not travel very far. In this boundless void, relying on luck to stay alive was no solution; even the best luck would eventually run out.
After passing through so many dangers, Tu Xingyun made no effort to hide the stakes from the Lotus Avatar. The Lotus Avatar gave a cold laugh inwardly. Tu Xingyun's behavior was easy enough to understand. Now that he had brought the Lotus Avatar