As Red Medicine was slain, all the fragments decayed, and a Baleful Intent-grade Essence Stone appeared on the ground.
Li Qing picked it up and casually stowed it in his storage pouch. Looking at the now-empty River Viewing Tower, he frowned slightly.
"Looks like another legend is about to emerge."
Leaving behind a silver ingot, Li Qing turned and left.
Walking along the official road, Li Qing sensed the changes in the world.
"In a few more days, it'll be New Year."
"Kun-Tai Year Twenty is almost here! The true upheaval of this world is about to begin!"
"With the New Year approaching, once I cultivate the Earth Soul, I should rest properly for a few days."
"There still aren't enough resources for the Heaven Soul. Looks like I'll have to search for the next resource point."
These thoughts flickered through Li Qing's mind.
Night had fallen outside the Capital City, shrouding everything in pitch-black darkness.
From time to time, strange Anomaly figures appeared in the mountain forests. But as long as they did not attack the city, no one normally bothered with them.
Still, every so often, all cities would dispatch Taoist soldiers and cultivators to clear out the nearby Anomalies.
This was to train troops, obtain resources, and eliminate danger.
Yet ordinary commoners still knew nothing of any of it.
Li Qing stood above his underground chamber, raising his head to gaze at the endless starry sky.
Vaguely, twisted and terrifying figures churned upon another plane.
From time to time, colossal, unimaginably horrifying entities would appear.
Li Qing merely watched for a moment before lowering his head.
"After cultivating the Human Soul, my senses have grown sharper."
"Even if I restrain all my Spirit Awareness, I can still faintly sense the Anomalies of the bright side or the