But as for what to call this place, Lu Qing could see it; others might not necessarily be unable to. They had merely dared not make any major moves over the years.
Now that the people from the Evil Cultivator General Headquarters had acted like this, it undoubtedly meant that this land might see move after move in the days ahead.
"Come to think of it, I didn't sense any trace of earth veins or earth qi inside," Lu Qing said. He was not someone who thought that far ahead, but a stray coincidence had brushed against his heart, making him naturally continue the line of thought. "Could it be that something there is already protecting it?"
"Or are the earth veins here inherently strange?"
Thinking briefly of the strange happenings in Northern Province, Lu Qing recalled that peculiar Tripod Shadow.
Finding no answer, he slowly pressed down his many thoughts.
"These are all matters outside myself. I should think about when I'll enter the Inner Academy."
Lu Qing had been curious about the Inner Academy ever since he had entered the sect.
Now that he had finally reached this threshold, he was happy, and his desire to explore was just as strong.
After all, hearing something said a thousand times was no match for seeing it once with his own eyes.
How could one who had not experienced it personally describe what the Inner Academy was like?
Of course, Lu Qing also remembered that, in name, he still had a master.
The first thing he needed to do upon entering the Inner Academy was pay that person a visit.
Lu Qing had not forgotten those words: once he entered the Inner Academy, he was to go to that master's dojo.
As for before entering the Inner Academy, those words