He did not know that after Yan Chihuo entered the room, he released Zihai again. Gu True Person was far too weak; without Zihai, Yan Chihuo could not rest easy.
When they had fought the Two-Headed Lizard earlier, Yan Chihuo had stubbornly refrained from releasing Zihai in order to gather the creature's blood baleful aura. Zihai had been greatly displeased. There had been one time when Yan Chihuo had nearly lost his life. Zihai had protested incessantly over this, until Yan Chihuo agreed that whenever his life was in danger, Zihai could act without waiting for his command.
After seven times seven, forty-nine days, Yan Chihuo's cultivation was thoroughly consolidated. Ordinarily, this would have taken a hundred days, but Yan Chihuo had formed his Origin Core early. This time, his Spirit Jade Vajra Art had advanced to the Origin Core Stage, making him vastly different from ordinary cultivators and cutting the required time by more than half.
The Blood Moon had already ended, while Chu Tianxia and the others had been waiting for Yan Chihuo all along. When Yan Chihuo learned of this, he felt somewhat embarrassed. He left Chaos City with Chu Tianxia's group and headed straight for Star Cloud City. Lu Tianhua bade Yan Chihuo farewell, intending to return to the East Sea. Though his injuries were grave and his cultivation had fallen sharply, he was cautious by nature, so there should be no major trouble.
The journey was surprisingly peaceful, with no cultivators or demons coming to rob them. More than half a year later, the group finally arrived at Star Cloud City. This city was utterly unlike Chaos City and Black Wind City. Its area alone was ten times that of those two cities, and everything within a hundred li outside Star Cloud City was oasis.