Having left Azure Ridge Volcano, he found another restaurant nearby. After the tribulation, he was in high spirits, and it was just the right time for some food.
The tea was pre-rain tea shipped from Water Province, while the pastries were Spirit Peach Cakes, a specialty of Northern Province.
He picked up several pieces and ate them. They were lightly sweet and fragrant. With his heart even more open and refreshed after his breakthrough, he was in no hurry to continue his journey.
From this second-floor window, the volcano lay fully in view in the distance, still presenting that blazing spectacle like the sun itself.
He relaxed. "Looks like it's settled."
With that thought—
A voice transmission reached his ears.
Elder Song's calm voice sounded. "There is no need to say more about the aftermath here."
"Yes."
Lu Qing was in even less of a hurry to leave.
Even without saying anything, Lu Qing himself knew about this matter.
It seemed Elder Song had already handled it.
"Phoenix Gate has suffered an incident. I heard quite a bit of their base has collapsed."
"Yeah, these days, could someone have come seeking revenge against them?"
"Pah! Phoenix Gate colluded with Evil Cultivators!"
"Damn it, I knew Wu Yong was being far too generous this time, throwing away money like dirt. If some great expert hadn't saved us, we would definitely have been devoured!"
Some cultivators who had escaped back were still haunted by fear, their faces filled with rage.
Their return this time had been due to good fortune.
"Phoenix Gate."
There had to be an explanation for what happened here.
The appearance of Evil Cultivators was also a reason. With Phoenix Gate gone, attention had been drawn away to the greatest extent.
The Northern Province garrison had already arrived.
Yet