The Heaven's Mystery Pillar a cultivator spent Merit to summon could only be used by that cultivator and those they permitted. No one else could use it.
So although the Heaven's Mystery Pillar in the Hunting Ground had been worth a hundred thousand Merit, it had ultimately become an abandoned object.
He had not arranged a meeting place with Li Baxian beforehand, but Lu Ye felt they would likely be waiting nearby the Hunting Ground. After a brief moment of thought, he selected the blue point of light.
His vision shifted, and his body turned weightless.
In an instant, he vanished from the Heaven's Mystery Hall.
Cloud River Battlefield, at the former site of the Hunting Ground. Lu Ye appeared before the Heaven's Mystery Pillar and immediately checked his surroundings.
Nothing was amiss. Though this place had been bustling a month ago, the Hunting Ground had been closed for so long that no cultivators remained here.
Yet looking around, he could still faintly see all sorts of traces left behind by the great battle. In particular, the ground where Lu Ye's Fire Phoenix Spiritual Pattern had rampaged remained scorched black, bearing witness to the ferocity of that day's fighting.
Lu Ye raised a hand to his Battlefield Mark and sent out a message. "Fourth Senior Brother, I'm back!"
Li Baxian replied quickly. Lu Ye had guessed right—Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan had not gone far. Since they had not agreed on a meeting place, the two had spent the past month or so training within a thousand miles of this place, waiting for Lu Ye's return.
After exchanging a few simple messages and agreeing to meet at a nearby Heaven's Mystery Merchant Guild, Lu Ye sent a message to Jujia as well.
It was brief and direct: "Location!"
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