After leaving Beauty Tomb, Mu Yucun no longer wore the calm expression he had upon arriving. He seemed burdened with worries, his brows remaining faintly furrowed without relaxing.
Scruffy Sparrow had already fallen asleep in his arms.
This was because the girl's spirit body had used her own methods to help Scruffy Sparrow recover its memories. As for how much it could recover or when it would wake up, even the girl's spirit body did not know.
During this trip to Beauty Tomb, Mu Yucun had not received any substantial help from the girl's spirit body. He had merely learned some ancient secrets, yet those secrets had left him deeply shocked, because they involved what was practically the greatest secret of the entire cultivation world.
Before this, they might have felt complacent as their strength and cultivation improved. But now, that feeling had completely vanished. Instead, he sensed countless dangers looming ahead.
"Forget it. Those matters aren't something I can interfere with right now. The most important thing at hand is the Five Academy Grand Competition. I must make sufficient preparations!" Mu Yucun murmured softly, his expression extremely grave.
He had originally thought this was merely a minor interlude in Mu Yuyi's search for the Heaven-Measuring Ruler. He had not expected it to trigger so many events. This time, he would likely have to mobilize the full strength of the Ninja Sect and [Akatsuki] for this matter. Even then, he did not have much confidence and could only take things one step at a time.
"If only the girl's spirit body could leave Beauty Tomb. Then I wouldn't have to handle these matters myself!" Mu Yucun said, shaking his head helplessly.
The one within Beauty Tomb was indeed immensely powerful and had lived long enough, but she was not a