Want to Leave, But Can't

Wanting to Leave, Yet Unable To

In the far west of Cloud Prefecture lay a place called Cangwu Township.

It was no less than tens of millions of li from the prefectural city of Cloud Prefecture.

As far as the eye could see, mountains rose layer upon layer, with waterfalls plunging and springs winding through them.

Ancient trees pierced the sky, while clouds and mist entwined, presenting the tranquil air of a world apart.

Yet in this seemingly peaceful land, a heaven-shattering incident had taken place just days ago.

Cangwu Township.

At a solitary roadside teahouse.

Several Rogue Cultivators sat around a table with a pot of cheap local tea, discussing matters in hushed voices.

"Have you heard? The Mountain God dispatched by the Heavenly Court to Sheep-Hanging Mountain was dealt with a few days ago."

A one-eyed man spoke in a low voice.

"We're a hundred and eight thousand li from Cloud Prefecture here. What's so unusual about an immortal official dying?"

The gaunt old man across from him sneered, clearly unconcerned.

"This time is different."

The one-eyed man swallowed and glanced around. "That Tiger Demon was too ruthless. Not only did it swallow Mountain God Zhao alive, it even smashed the Mountain God Temple decreed by the Heavenly Court into pieces."

"It even proclaimed that, within eight hundred li of Sheep-Hanging Mountain, from now on they would acknowledge only Blackscale King, not the rules of the Heavenly Court!"

The moment those words were spoken.

Everyone sucked in a sharp breath.

Killing an immortal official was one thing... but slapping the Heavenly Court in the face so openly was practically courting death.

"Once this news reaches Cloud Prefecture, can the Heavenly Patrol Division really just stand by?"

At once, a Rogue Cultivator sighed quietly. "It won't be easy to