By the East Sea

Xiao Jingyan sat for a while longer, exchanging information about the Ye Family's movements and the situation in the Northern Frontier, before hurrying away. As a prince, he was just as burdened with affairs.

The night deepened.

Lu Chen sat alone in his study, sorting through the items in his storage ring.

Pills, talismans, array disks, spirit stones, and all manner of materials were separated into categories, ensuring they could be accessed at any time.

The Purple Ribbon Immortal Robe had already been bound to him with a blood sacrifice, transforming into a close-fitting inner armor concealed beneath his official robes.

He had also begun refining the Mysterious Yellow Creation Gourd, placing some of his most important possessions inside to be nourished—the Godslayer Fragment, the jade slip containing the Godslayer Art, the Celestial Star Disk fragment, the bronze fragment, and so on.

At last, he picked up a letter and a jade bottle that Yun Qingyue had secretly sent over yesterday.

The handwriting in the letter was graceful and delicate. She urged him to be careful in all things. The bottle contained three "Green Emperor Heaven-Restoring Pills" she had refined overnight.

They had been concocted from the Yimu essence condensed by the Green Emperor Evil-Warding Hairpin, fused with several sacred medicines. So long as one still had a single breath left, they could preserve one's life and buy time for treatment. They were priceless beyond measure.

Lu Chen carefully put away the letter and jade bottle, warmth filling his heart.

Tomorrow, he would set off alone for the East Sea and embark upon the unknown journey into the Return to Ruins Secret Realm.

The road ahead stretched long and far, bristling with killing intent on all sides.

Yet his heart held no fear—only anticipation.

"Return to Ruins Secret Realm... Life