Returning to Heyang City was indeed much simpler than the journey there had been.
After stabilizing the spatial tunnel, Ye Xiu raised his spiritual power to shield the two of them as they entered. The surrounding space shattered and shifted, and before long, the group had returned to Heyang City.
"Sir."
Someone had been waiting here early in the Outer City.
Creating a spatial tunnel caused far too great a disturbance to remain hidden from the current Alliance.
Although this was the Outer City, as the Academy's first batch of students gradually graduated and began entering every trade and profession within the Alliance—
The walls separating the Inner and Outer Cities, which had remained stable for years, had begun to change as well.
The area around Xu Qing's birthplace had never been particularly far from the Inner City. Coupled with his own status, it was only natural that this place received advance attention.
It was not much of a violation, at its core merely a favor done along the way.
Other gangs and cultivators had once mingled throughout this neighborhood, but after Xu Qing entered the Academy, they had all been replaced by youths from his own clan, who maintained order here.
Other sects had once tried to interfere in this area's affairs, but under the Alliance's deterrence, they ultimately chose to withdraw.
And without sects meddling, much of the filth and miasma had no chance to seep in.
Furthermore, Xu Qing had always been exceedingly rational. Several years ago, he had already begun sorting out and restructuring the entire gang-clan, severing many things that violated Alliance rules well in advance.
Thus, when the Alliance sent personnel to take over this place, they were surprised to discover that many areas they had originally planned to spend manpower and time grinding