After the Heart Seal was incorporated into the Heaven-Training Dao Canon, cultivators from the various continents within and beyond Celestial Xia gradually began to take notice of it. One after another, cultivators entered it, and soon more and more people came within, probing its mysteries.
Likewise, within Fu Prefecture of Eastern Court Prefecture, Ban Lan entered the Heaven-Training Dao Canon with his mind. He quickly realized that he could construct a domain of emptiness unique to himself here.
Yet after reflecting a light into being, he pondered briefly. The first thing he did was not to continue expanding and perfecting this world domain, but to seal off the place where he was, barring anyone from entering.
Though he was no longer in the Hidden Interval, habits formed over many years made him first ensure his own secrecy. Naturally, he would not permit others to enter his domain.
There was another reason as well. For some reason, he had faintly sensed danger ever since a moment ago. That feeling had only appeared after this seal had emerged, so it might be connected to this. He certainly needed to take precautions.
Even so, he was still not at ease. Looking toward a name seal, he passed through it and arrived where He Yi was. Seeing him, the latter hurriedly bowed. "Sir."
Ban Lan instructed, "Seal this place off. Apart from important people such as those from the prefectural government and the Profound Court who regularly come and go, do not have dealings with anyone else."
He Yi did not know why, but he had always obeyed Ban Lan's words. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately did as instructed.
Only then did Ban Lan feel that faint, additional sense of danger completely vanish. Reassured, he thought, *So the omen truly lies here. Next,