[Without any living beings from Supreme Changrong Heaven taking part, conflicts and disputes between people no longer existed. Compared to that, the Fuhai Imperial Domain was not nearly as dangerous.]
[Although the demon spirits within the Imperial Domain posed a certain degree of danger, demon spirits like the Faceless Peach Heart Strange Tree you encountered were still exceedingly rare. You had only approached it of your own accord after actively sensing it and deciding you had a chance of dealing with it.]
[Others would not be so bold. Moreover, their cultivation system was far too primitive, and they generally only operated within a very small territory of their own. Those entering Qingming Hetong Heaven were at least high-level Immortal Kings; if they discovered something was wrong, escaping from their grasp was not impossible.]
[The other reason was that everyone was more cautious than you regarding the Imperial Domain's taboos. Even the Snow Emperor and Xuan Wei avoided them like the plague; only you dared to steel yourself and weigh the pros and cons.]
[You and the Snow Emperor lingered briefly before returning toward the Northern Lands. From that single fleeting glance, you roughly understood that everyone's gains should have been quite good. Clearly, there were benefits to eating alone.]
[It was thanks to the destruction of the Seven-Colored Lotus Realm and Supreme Changrong Heaven's failure to intervene. This would also likely be an experience recorded in history among Qingming Hetong Heaven's gains from the Imperial Domain...]
[In the 885,388th year, you, Xue Que, and the Snow Emperor all returned to the defensive camp some distance ahead of Zhenbei Immortal Mansion. After learning that Chiming Heyang Heaven had made no unusual movements during the twelve years you had been gone, your final trace of worry vanished. Only then did you begin