Another Improvement

Green mountains and blue waters; birds skimmed through the forest.

Though they said they were merely taking a stroll, Jiang Yuechu had not forgotten the Heavenly Court's reward this time.

Once they had confirmed that there was nothing in Great Marsh Township worth lingering over, the three of them hurried toward the nearest prefecture and commandery.

In truth, Jiang Yuechu knew what Xu Ming and the others were thinking... In their eyes, given Jiang Yuechu's situation, the best course was to return to Cloud Prefecture as soon as possible, find some quiet corner within the Heavenly Patrol Division, and enter seclusion for several thousand, perhaps even ten thousand years.

Once the storm had passed and her wings had fully grown, it would not be too late to venture out again.

After all, under the Heavenly Court's protection, no matter how arrogant the Sumeru Sect was, they would not dare charge directly into the Cloud Prefecture Regional Command to kill her.

But only she herself understood her own circumstances.

If she truly did as Xu Ming suggested and found somewhere to cultivate in peace, then never mind several thousand or ten thousand years—even if she sat in silence for a hundred thousand years—

Without Dao Cultivation being credited to her, her realm would scarcely advance an inch.

Secondly.

After these successive twists and turns, Jiang Yuechu had come to understand the wondrous uses of merit more and more deeply.

Yet relying solely on the meager merit bestowed by the Heavenly Court as rewards for service was simply not enough to fill the ever-growing void she would face in the future.

Now that she possessed the Great Compassion Glazed Pearl from Tranquil Peace Temple, such a supreme treasure capable of actively absorbing incense-fire merit, she naturally had to find another way to