Monkey Tavern.
A full three days had passed—already beyond the originally agreed time—yet Shen Chen had not appeared.
The other party had spoken so earnestly, only to break the appointment in the end. This left Li Su somewhat surprised. After waiting another two days, Li Su had someone leave a message here before returning directly to Great Sage Gorge.
After another incident involving a Da Luo realm cultivator, Steward Gongsun refused to leave no matter what.
He decided to remain by Li Su's side for a while. Of course, he did not literally stand beside him; Hongjin and the others still accompanied Li Su, while Gongsun took two Da Luo cultivators and hid in the shadows.
The lineup was undoubtedly somewhat astonishing, leaving Li Su quite embarrassed. Da Luo realm cultivators had things to do as well.
"It's fine. Once one reaches the Da Luo realm, cultivation truly begins to slow down. Though resources are still needed, comprehension becomes more important. Accumulating resources merely increases their reserves; it cannot bring them closer to the Saint realm. So being idle is being idle."
Gongsun did not ask how exactly Xiao Qi had died. However, he was quite concerned about the Desolate Ban. He took people to the rift, intending to see whether it was still there.
In the end, they checked the location Li Su had described. Though residual traces of its aura remained, they followed them down, only to ultimately find nothing.
Under normal circumstances, the places where the Desolate Ban appeared were all deep within the rift. No one knew why it had appeared in the shallow layers this time. The place Li Su spoke of was where it had been drawn after he said its name, relatively close to reality.
Although people were still sent to keep watch,