In the forest.
The blazing sun awakened this stretch of heaven and earth.
The silent mountains and woods brimmed with vibrant life as well.
At times, chirping birds could be heard; at others, the roars of beasts carried through the forest.
After closing his panel, Jiang Ning could not help thinking of Li Sixiang from yesterday.
He knew full well that even if Xiao Qiushui could no longer pose a threat to him,
that did not mean he was truly safe.
If a man had no far-sighted concerns, near worries would surely come.
He did not want to fall into a predicament in the near future because his strength was insufficient.
Although he was relatively secure in Dongling City now, the environment was far from ideal.
A great demon still wreaked havoc in the Luo River, and even Ye Zhengqi had failed to capture it.
The Immortal Crossing Sect had now produced two second-rank Grandmasters.
This meant that the sectarian forces of Guangning Prefecture would completely overshadow the official forces of the imperial court.
Whether ordinary military officials or the Inspection Office, all of them would be affected.
Guangning Prefecture would only grow more turbulent in the future.
Dongling Commandery lay within Guangning Prefecture and was not exactly separated from the Immortal Crossing Sect by the distance between north and south. It was impossible for it to remain unaffected.
Added to that were the drastic changes in Baisha County a few days ago, as well as Shen Wenyuan taking office and preparing to wipe out the God-Worship Cult completely.
Behind the God-Worship Cult stood a deity that was recovering. If they were truly driven into a corner, no one knew what might happen.
Previously, he had believed that once he broke through to the third rank and became a Heaven-Man