At Chen Lin's words, He Xiuqin shook her head. "Although the Southern Star Realm and Northern Star Realm have merged again, only part of them has reunited. Many fragmented spaces are still missing, so the heaven and earth rules cannot possibly be complete. The space is also extremely unstable; it might shatter again one day. If you can avoid going back, you'd be better off staying away."
At this point, she looked at Chen Lin. "What is the level of the plane you're currently in, fellow Daoist? Is it suitable for cultivation?"
Chen Lin gave a bitter smile. "The plane I'm currently in is fairly high-level, but it's far too dangerous to be considered a good place for cultivation. I'd been thinking of returning if the Tianxuan Realm recovered. After hearing what you've said, Fellow Daoist He, I can only stay where I am for now and keep searching for another suitable plane."
He Xiuqin shook her head again. "Don't get your hopes up too much, Fellow Daoist Chen. From what I've learned over the years, the collapse of the Immortal Realm has affected every plane inhabited by cultivators. There truly is nowhere safe and stable."
After some thought, she added, "The best outcome would be to enter a fragmented space formed after the Immortal Realm's collapse. The Immortal Realm's rules are of a higher order, so even after collapsing, it's still better than the Lower Realm. Finding the sort of peaceful plane you imagine, with abundant spiritual qi and complete rules, is unlikely."
"Is it really that bad?"
Chen Lin's heart sank, and the question slipped out.
"Ah!"
He Xiuqin sighed deeply.
She shook her head. "If it weren't, I wouldn't be wasting my time running a shop here. Although this shop earns me some Nightmare Coins, we are