Only after finishing all this did Ji Qingtang fly forward to Lu Yuan's side. She bowed and cupped her hands toward him, her tone respectful.
"Senior Lu."
How could a mere Bone Abyss City withstand a martial expert who could casually kill even the Nine Nether Hall's supreme elder?
Presumably, he had swept through his enemies like a gale scattering clouds, then waited for the Azure Mist Sect to arrive.
The reason was simple enough.
Bone Abyss City had no shortage of late Extreme Realm rogue cultivators. If the relationship between the Azure Mist Sect and Lu Yuan was not made public, considerable trouble might arise during the takeover.
But if they took over Bone Abyss City now, everyone would assume that the Heavenly Realm expert before them had tacitly approved it.
Thus, no one would dare stir up trouble.
"You're a little too slow. Try to be quicker next time."
Lu Yuan put away the map in his hand, his tone casual.
It was not that he was being unreasonable. He simply valued efficiency in his operations and genuinely disliked waiting around for others.
Still, considering the future returns, he would not dwell on it.
Besides, wiping out the Bone Abyss Aristocratic Clan had yielded quite a considerable amount of information.
Aside from learning that Palace Master Ao of the Myriad Nether Palace was determined to kill him, Lu Yuan had discovered several other important matters.
For instance, Shen Chong of the Azure Jade Palace, and the palace's exact location...
Then there was the fact that the Azure Jade Palace's stance on hunting down Lu Yuan remained rather ambiguous. Only a few of its elders had openly supported the pursuit.
The most important figure, the Azure Jade Palace Master, had yet to express an opinion.
That made things a