Inside the room, the mustached cultivator occasionally went to the door and peered outside through the crack, likely checking whether the fog had dispersed.
Lu Ye ignored him and focused on recovering. The Jade Slips he had bought from the Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild recorded that the fog lasted for varying periods each time—sometimes as short as an hour, sometimes one or two days. There was no telling.
Half a day later, after another look outside, the mustached man suddenly called out, "Jujia."
The broad-built Jujia emerged from within, dressed in tattered hemp clothes with his chest half exposed.
The mustached man cupped his fists toward Lu Ye. "Fellow Cultivator, we'll take our leave first. Until we meet again."
He had restrained himself again and again before ultimately not daring to make a move against Lu Ye.
After saying that, he left the room with Jujia. One tall and one short, the two figures quickly vanished.
Only after they had gone did Lu Ye rise and inspect the outside from the doorway. Once he confirmed that the fog had dispersed, he left as well.
He needed to replenish Amber's Accomplice Spirits, while also searching for traces of Chu Qing and the others.
Lu Ye also had another idea: could he replace all the Accomplice Spirits with squad-leader-level ones, or special Accomplice Spirits like Liu Sanbao? The Accomplice Spirits transformed from ordinary Immortal Yuan Guards fought far too rigidly and struggled to display their original strength. Squad-leader-level ones were much better, while Liu Sanbao was even more versatile.
After becoming an Accomplice Spirit, Liu Sanbao indeed no longer had thoughts of his own. Yet as long as Amber gave him an order, he could execute it perfectly. He was far more useful than an ordinary Immortal Yuan Guard.
However, Accomplice Spirits