After bidding Xin Rui farewell, Mu Qing went to the residence Mu Lu had arranged for him, cultivating in peace as he waited for the Slaughter Secret Realm to open.
"Perhaps I can find some heavenly treasures capable of restoring the soul in the Slaughter Secret Realm." Mu Qing murmured softly.
He examined his own soul. Its condition was proving rather difficult to recover from.
If his soul had originally been able to recover through quiet cultivation, then now, even two years of secluded cultivation would not restore it to its peak.
When he had fought the Asura God, Mu Qing had acted despite his soul being severely wounded. Though he had slain the Asura God, he had left behind hidden damage in his own soul.
It would take high-grade heavenly treasures meant for the soul to repair it.
While Mu Qing was cultivating in seclusion, a group of unwelcome guests arrived in the eastern district of Giant City.
At their head was a young man with an arrogant expression. A sword-like marking lay between his brows, and black mist coiled around his entire body—seemingly a racial trait.
His aura was immensely powerful, having reached the peak of the lower rank. He could even faintly touch upon the level of an upper-rank Great Emperor!
Several old men stood beside him, all steeped in the aura of age, clearly with little lifespan remaining.
Yet each of these old men possessed the strength of a lower-rank Great Emperor!
"Heaven-Slaying Young Lord, are there truly heavenly treasures in the Slaughter Secret Realm that can extend one's lifespan?" an old man beside him asked.
The surrounding old men likewise turned their gazes toward Heaven-Slaying Young Lord.
This was what concerned them most.
They were all lower-rank Great Emperors who had reached the end of