More than four thousand years had passed, and much had changed.
And there were two, possibly even three, hostile Void Refining combatants!
"Don't rush."
"Stay calm. There's no need to rush."
Jiang Ding said calmly, "They may have lost to me before, but I can't afford to be careless. I should never take any Void Refining combatant lightly, no matter who they once were."
"Besides, the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's attention... Perhaps I'm being too self-centered, worrying that the sky will fall. An ancient power so close to immortality wouldn't deliberately focus on a mere Void Refining cultivator. It would be as absurd as me going to great lengths to target a mortal."
"Unless Ming Guangzi does something that shakes the entire realm!"
"I should still be safe for now. I'll finish what I'm working on as planned."
Three hostile Void Refining combatants!
And Void Refining combatants backed by an entire sect at that!
Jiang Ding had entered a state of battle readiness. His heart was as still as a lake as he silently thought, The plan needs to move faster... If Mud Swamp doesn't know what's good for him, I'll break into Swamp Demon City and kill him. How could a bandit who robs homes ever become a good merchant?
The Human Realm Path can completely cover Swamp Demon City. Nothing will leak.
Of course, the risk has increased.
With the target in his own lair, the chances of him escaping have increased too.
In the past, Jiang Ding would not have accepted that risk. He had plenty of time and could simply keep waiting.
But Ming Guangzi's existence felt like a thorn in his back.
That weakling might draw the Great Yin-Yang Sword Realm's attention to the newly born Great Sun Sword Dao inheritance, bringing unforeseeable danger.