The Qi Refinement Way.
The Eastern Sea Cultivation Realm.
A sword beam split the sea, and a young Sword Immortal flew up from its depths. With sword-like brows, star-bright eyes, and white robes, he was Fang Qing, traveling in the guise of Fang Jin. "Things are getting more dangerous over at Acacia. Two Golden Core sects are going to war. Even the shockwaves could kill a Purple Mansion cultivator..."
"It's safer here."
Once he reached the world of the Qi Refinement Way, Fang Qing immediately felt a deep sense of security.
"Mm... As long as nothing happens, I won't go back. And if something big does happen... I definitely shouldn't go back."
If the Secret Treasury Domain discovered Steel Strength Dudzi was absent, the worst they could accuse him of was abandoning his post.
But if the Harmonious Bliss Sect found him and attacked, it could cost him his life!
So Fang Qing appeared to be holding his ground in Eastwater.
In truth, he had converted a few disciples and left them inside the Mandala formation as lookouts, then made himself scarce and fled back to the world of the Qi Refinement Way. He had switched to Fang Jin's identity and cultivation because the incident on Heavenly Spring Island had been rather serious.
Fang Qing considered himself a mere bystander watching the spectacle, but he had later killed a Core Formation cultivator from Bloodfiend Island. He feared someone might hold a grudge.
"My luck really is something. Everywhere I go, something huge happens, and at least one Nascent Soul Old Monster shows up..."
"I'll accept Yuanxin Market as my fault, but Heavenly Spring Island definitely wasn't on me. Zhan Hongxiu, that daughter of fortune, drew it in..." Thinking of Zhan Hongxiu, Fang Qing casually made a divination. His heart stirred.