Lu Ye wandered around Sacred Mountain. There was not much to wander around, really—only a few great halls and side chambers, all visible at a glance.
But having just arrived, he could not exactly run about as he pleased, so he could only pass the time this way.
As he passed one of the great halls, Lu Ye casually glanced inside. His figure suddenly halted, then he strode toward the hall.
The hall was empty, with only a pillar-like object standing in its center.
Lu Ye approached it, his expression slightly stirred and filled with nostalgia.
It had been a long time since he had seen this thing.
The creatures of the Blood Refining World might not recognize it, but among cultivators from the Nine Provinces, who would not know it?
It was unmistakably a Heaven's Mystery Pillar!
Ever since arriving in the Blood Refining World, while pondering why Nine Provinces Heavenly Mechanism had sent him here, Lu Ye had also been considering how he might return to the Nine Provinces.
He could not possibly remain here for the rest of his life. Since Nine Provinces Heavenly Mechanism could send him here, it surely had a way to send him back.
Yet this situation was ultimately different from when he had entered Peerless Continent. Back then, he had carried four Heaven's Mystery Pillars with him and could use them to contact the Nine Provinces. This time, he had brought none.
He had not expected to find one atop Sacred Mountain. With a Heaven's Mystery Pillar here, why would he need to worry about returning? He could use it to teleport.
He could also take the chance to buy some cultivation supplies from Heaven's Mystery Vault. What he lacked most lately was cultivation supplies, and that was the fundamental reason his