"Once I'm back at the sect, I'll see if there's any way to open it."
Shen Mo thought it over. He didn't bother burying the old Daoist and turned to leave.
He didn't return to the Shen Family.
After informing Gu Ming and having him bring Gu Chao out with him, Shen Mo prepared to leave.
"You've committed countless evils. I wanted to kill you, but your cultivation has been crippled, and you helped me slay Master Xuanzhi, which counts as making amends for your crimes. So I'll spare you and your sister."
"Go live your lives well."
At Shen Mo's words, Gu Ming looked dazed, his heart a jumble of emotions.
At least he had kept his life.
But now that he had lost his cultivation, all the glory he'd enjoyed in the past had truly vanished like smoke before his eyes.
Where was he supposed to go now?
"Make the most of your lives."
Shen Mo said nothing more to the two of them. He left them with those final words, then flew away on his sword.
Like a rainbow streaking across the sky, Shen Mo flew through the sea of clouds.
On the journey back, he finally experienced what it was like to travel a thousand miles in a single day.
The three-thousand-mile journey between Tianyou City and the River-Facing Sect's mountain gate took him only a day.
"Flying on a sword really is much less tiring than running on two legs."
After reaching the mountain gate, he put away the Dragon Sparrow Sword and thought to himself, Still, the Dragon Sparrow Sword is too narrow. While riding it, I can only stand in place. There's no room to move around.
*If I get the chance in the future, I'll need to get a broader sword just