Naturally, Zhang Qingyuan knew nothing of what had happened within the sect behind him.
After spending half a month,
he returned to the South Sea.
Zhang Qingyuan did not pay much heed to the Inner Demon that had arisen in his heart before his departure.
After all, back when he had been in the Spirit Essence Realm, he had experienced similar Inner Demon troubles before. He had ultimately broken through the barrier, and his resolve to seek the Dao had long since been tempered into something incomparably steadfast.
The occasional melancholy was merely a momentary stirring of emotion at the sight of familiar scenes.
It was like in his previous life—someone living at the bottom layer could indulge in a little literary melancholy now and then, but reality still had to be faced, and life still had to be lived.
Though this melancholy had some effect on him,
it was not significant.
Zhang Qingyuan also understood clearly that it was all because his Cultivation Realm had risen too quickly in too short a time, causing his Dao Heart to become unstable.
For an ordinary True Essence Eighth Layer Realm cultivator, advancing from the early stage to the later stage would normally take decades of effort on average. Some might not even traverse that long road in their entire lives.
Yet he had accomplished it in only half a year.
Nor was it merely an improvement in his Cultivation Realm. His understanding of Five Elements Power, the various Harvests gained during this journey, and the completion of a Supernatural Ability such as Buddha Kingdom in Palm had caused his combat power to swell almost as rapidly as a balloon!
Just as one who rose too quickly was easily carried away.
This was not something that required excessive attention. He merely needed