Zeng Nu stared at the platform for a long while, a wave of lingering fear rising in his heart. He had yet to reach the Realm of Entrusted Void. Had he remained there just now, with such immense explosive force, even if he had not died, he would have been gravely wounded.
He suddenly thought of something. His expression changed in alarm as he looked at the female cultivator. "It was aimed at me?"
The female cultivator nodded.
Zeng Nu gritted his teeth. "It must have been those people from the Lower Hall!" His expression was somewhat complicated as he looked at her. "How did you know?"
Rather than answering directly, the female cultivator asked, "Did someone tell you not to leave just now?"
Zeng Nu pondered. "But they had no reason to harm me. Otherwise, why would they have sent me out?"
The female cultivator said in a clear voice, "Not all of them share the same thoughts. They may be unwilling, but that does not mean everyone thinks the same way."
Zeng Nu thought for a moment, then said irritably, "So you told me to go to Celestial Xia. But would Celestial Xia be willing to take us in? Besides, Celestial Xia's strength is simply no match for Origin Xia's. Wouldn't going there be seeking death?"
The female cultivator gazed at him. "Do you believe you can achieve the upper realm?"
"Of course!" Zeng Nu answered without the slightest hesitation. "Of course I can!"
Although that phantom had said he might achieve the Upper Layer realm in Celestial Xia, he had already decided this in his heart. Yet this was not arrogance. If a cultivator did not even possess such confidence, how could he speak of seeking the Dao?
The female cultivator said softly, "Since you can achieve