After clearing out the spies, Lan Tian did not return directly to Blue Sky City.
He had broken through to level seventy-four in a mountain hollow halfway along the transport route. Standing at its edge, he glanced north.
The border of the Star Luo Empire lay a few dozen miles away, while the Breaking Clan Residence stood much deeper within its territory.
In his last letter, Yang Wushuang had left an address and said Lan Tian was welcome to visit whenever he had time.
Lan Tian had written back that he would "pay a visit when I get the chance," but building the city and handling affairs in the Northern Border had kept him busy ever since. The matter had fallen by the wayside.
Now it was right along his route.
He took a plain gray outfit from his Storage Ring and changed into it, then activated the Blue Silver God Domain to cover his body.
Divine-gold light flashed across his skin and vanished, replaced by a faint gray ripple of Soul Power. His face became that of an unfamiliar young man with unremarkable features, the sort no one would look at twice in a crowd.
He suppressed his Soul Power to the level of a Four-Ring Soul Ancestor and disguised his Martial Soul aura as that of an ordinary earth-type plant Martial Soul.
He checked his reflection in the stream. Once he was sure nothing gave him away, he turned and flew north.
After entering the Star Luo Empire, he followed the Official Road for a while.
The towns along the way resembled those of the Tiandou Empire, though their details differed. People on the streets dressed more ruggedly, mostly in dark or earth-toned fabrics. Now and then, a Soul Master carrying a sword or saber hurried past.
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