Today was April 15, the day of the Blessed Land Challenge in the Great Void Illusion Realm.
But Jiang Wang gave it up.
Since gaining access to the Great Void Illusion Realm, this was the first time he had skipped the Blessed Land Challenge when he had the time.
There was no other reason. He had sheathed his killing intent, and now he needed to take a life before returning!
He had always wanted to cross swords with the strong.
But not now.
The journey from Huai Island to Heavenly Mansion City had been smooth.
And the return trip from Heavenly Mansion City to Huai Island was just as unimpeded.
He had left Heavenly Mansion City in the morning and reached Crescent Moon Island by nightfall.
This was the limit of Jiang Wang's speed.
He didn't do anything right away, nor did he meet any of his friends. Instead, he quietly found an inn and checked in.
He bathed, burned incense, and slept.
He spent the whole night and the following day doing nothing but resting.
He brought himself to his absolute peak.
On April 17, Jiang Wang pushed open the door and stepped out.
He walked along the broad, clean flagstone road, beneath the countless gazes of the people of Huai Island.
That night and the following day had been enough for his friends to learn that he had returned to Crescent Moon Island. Yet not one of them came to disturb him.
Naturally, his enemies had learned it too.
The Sea Merit Ranking List had been posted in Heavenly Mansion City, and word of it had spread even farther throughout the Near-Sea Archipelago.
Thanks to the Sea Suppression Alliance's publicity campaign, the Sea Merit Ranking List had become a mark of honor commanding the attention of cultivators across