Ever since Master Nanshuo's incident, Jiang Wang had stayed temporarily on Little Crescent Island.
Zhao Wuyan had fallen for a trick once, and seemed to have come around. She no longer took cultivation so seriously, spending each day sightseeing and enjoying herself. Xu Xiangan still followed her around like a shadow, pestering her every day.
While handling the Lineage's affairs across the Near-Sea Archipelago, Li Longchuan was often dragged into their outings as well.
Jiang Wang, however, refused to leave the house no matter what. He didn't want Xu Xiangan using him as a "bargaining chip."
So he simply announced that he was going into seclusion. In truth, he was cultivating while waiting for Chongxuan Sheng and Jiang Wuyou to arrive.
During these days of personally observing the Near-Sea Archipelago, he and Chongxuan Sheng had exchanged letters without pause. They had overturned and reworked their entire plan to rescue Zhu Biqiong again and again.
Everything that could be done back in Linzi had been done. It was about time they all came out to sea and made their final preparations.
After stepping down from the Sword Discussion Platform, Jiang Wang ended his cultivation in the Great Void Illusion Realm for the day.
His Inner Palace ranking had only climbed to seventy-seventh. That was because he hadn't used his Supernatural Powers or his original Daoist Art. He had also spent most of his time exploring his Inner Palace.
He wanted to find his second secret treasury before the Sea Sacrifice began, but it wasn't something he could rush. None of the secret treasuries he'd encountered had suited him, so he could only let them pass by.
March fifteenth had come and gone while he cultivated, and his Blessed Land ranking had slipped once more, from Lun Mountain to Maogong Altar.
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