The hazy spiritual radiance hung eternal in the sky. A figure with a giant-eared spirit rat perched on his shoulder moved through the mountain ranges in a series of profound steps.
"Squeak!" After darting about for a while, the spirit rat repeatedly waved its claws.
Seeing this, the cultivator clad in a Spirit-Isolating Robe followed the direction of its claws and swept off to one side.
After traveling dozens of miles, he dove underground as well, concealing himself, affixing talismans, and suppressing his aura.
This figure was none other than Ye Jingcheng, with the Jade Ring Rat on his shoulder.
Ever since leaving the secret realm, the disturbances deep within the Upper Immortal Realm had grown increasingly intense, and more and more Nascent Soul Cultivators were rushing inward.
Along the way, Ye Jingcheng had already encountered five Nascent Soul Cultivators. This was now the sixth.
The only good news was that these Nascent Soul Cultivators seemed to be in a hurry to reach the depths and had paid no heed to him, a Golden Core cultivator emerging from within.
Ye Jingcheng did not dare take out the ancient treasure spirit coffin either. Though the spirit coffin was better at concealing aura, he could not gamble on whether these Nascent Soul Cultivators would notice his ancient treasure. If they had held no covetous intentions to begin with, only for the ancient treasure to draw their attention, that would be truly unjust.
After about a quarter of an hour, the Jade Ring Rat on his shoulder began squeaking again, telling Ye Jingcheng that they could set off.
Ye Jingcheng took out a spirit pill for the Jade Ring Rat, then infused it with some treasure radiance.
Though the Jade Ring Rat was only a third-rank demon beast, it had truly been of