Return
During the return journey, the Demon-Suppressing Tower gained an extra occupant in the form of Xiong Ye. By this time, only he alone remained of the Xiong Ye tribe; the other separated tribes or neighboring clans that had harbored old grievances no longer existed. That native land left nothing to Xiong Ye save for heartbreak and painful memories.
The childlike innocence that had still lingered on Xiong Ye's face faded away overnight, replaced by a mask of numb apathy. He seemed completely indifferent to everything, save for an astonishing, bone-chilling murderous intent that occasionally flickered across his deadpan expression. The old Xiong Ye had died, and the present Xiong Ye harbored nothing in his heart besides an unforgettably bitter hatred for the Dachong Immortal Realm and the Heavenly Court.
At this time, Xiang Qingcheng was the person Xiong Ye accepted most easily. Though he had initially been quite unwilling to enter the Demon-Suppressing Tower, once he went inside and witnessed the True Immortal-grade werewolves and the vast array of combat opponents available, Xiong Ye became completely intoxicated by it. Aside from his hatred, he had found another thing that interested him: cultivation and combat, repeated endlessly.
By now, Xiong Ye had obtained a cultivation technique. His physique was special, and he was a born warrior. The technique taught by Xiang Qingcheng was of an extremely high grade, and Lu Xiaotian also looked forward to seeing what realm Xiong Ye could reach one day.
After the interlude involving Xiong Ye's tribe, Lu Xiaotian and Xiang Qingcheng made their journey back all the way, without going to any other thunder-source lands to search for the Source Thunder Immortal Gourd.
Because when Lu Xiaotian had taken inventory of the interspatial ring obtained from the stone demon, he had already gained news of