Only three days after Qin Huaian returned to the Violet Thorn Mountains, he received news.
Duan Linchuan had reappeared at Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's base in the Parasol Tree Domain. The sacred land had also thrown open its gates, recruiting talented low-level cultivators across the domains.
It was the first time Duan Linchuan had appeared in public since his battle with Qin Huaian.
Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land, which had spent recent years on the defensive, began returning to normal.
Qin Huaian chuckled inwardly when he read the news. Could Duan Linchuan be gathering talented cultivators in hopes that one of them would qualify for the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower's inheritance?
After all, many talented cultivators had no way to reach the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower on their own without the backing of a major sect.
For Rogue Cultivators and members of smaller sects, a trip to the tower now came at an enormous cost.
Cultivators were human too, with their own selfish desires. Faced with such a cost, the leaders of smaller sects would naturally choose to send the disciples closest to them.
After all, while the chances of carving one's name atop the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower were vanishingly small, entering it could substantially deepen one's understanding of laws.
Thus, Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's sweeping recruitment drew not only talented Rogue Cultivators, but also talented members of smaller sects who had no other way to reach the tower.
Of course, none of this affected Qin Huaian. He even hoped the Nine Tribulations Immortal Inquiry Tower would gather its ten candidates as soon as possible.
During his days in the Violet Thorn Mountains, Qin Huaian learned that Violet Thorn Sacred Land was developing well.
Back when they had been evading Heavenly Treasure Sacred Land's pursuit, they had