"Indeed. The spiritual energy in the Moonwatch Cultivation Realm is rather thin, and opportunities are scarce. A newly emerged secret realm has caught my interest, and I intend to explore it. Secret realms are extremely dangerous, and I don't know when I'll be able to return," Lu Xiaotian said frankly.
"Junior Brother Lu, your resolve to pursue the Dao is so firm that I have nothing to dissuade you with. The waters of Soaring Heavens Palace are too shallow. I'd long expected that you would leave one day; I just didn't think that day would come so soon."
Chen Henian let out a long sigh. But soon, he continued, "Junior Brother Lu, rest assured. Whenever you return, there will always be a place for you at Soaring Heavens Palace. My junior sister and I will take good care of those juniors who are close to you."
"Then I thank you, Senior Brother Chen." Lu Xiaotian nodded.
After telling Chen Henian the truth, Lu Xiaotian headed straight for Moonwatch City at Chen Henian's urging.
Before he even reached Moonwatch City, he came across patrols from various sects. Some were guarding areas under the Southern Wilds cultivators' charge, while others patrolled positions overseen by the various Moonwatch sects. Now and then, he saw Qi Refining and even Foundation Establishment cultivators fighting the ghost race.
Below him, a crowd of evil spirits with pale faces and long tongues flapped their black cloaks, their appearance hideous and terrifying. A group of Qi Refining cultivators and a great many mortal soldiers fled in panic. Looking down, he saw heads surging like a tide; the Qi Refining cultivators and the mortals together must have numbered several thousand.
Just as these low-level Qi Refining cultivators and mortal soldiers, terrified out of their wits, were about to be