Xu Changqing had already made himself this clear, even stating his resolve.
Flower Elder was quite moved. "In that case, I'll make the trip with you."
Xu Changqing was surprised. "You're going with me to the newly reclaimed area of the Rong Family?"
Flower Elder nodded slightly. "If this truly is a harbinger of disaster, it will affect not only the Rong Family, but many Spirit Fields and spirit plants."
Xu Changqing hesitated before asking, "Then... how are we getting there?"
Flower Elder slowly spread open the map. "Mark the exact location."
With north at the top, south at the bottom, west on the left, and east on the right, Xu Changqing looked toward the upper northern section. He quickly found the Rong Family's newly reclaimed area and immediately pointed at it. "Right here."
Flower Elder put away the map. Dense roots then extended outward, instantly wrapping around both him and Xu Changqing before contracting.
In an instant, Xu Changqing and Flower Elder vanished from the palace, leaving the distant onlookers staring at one another in dismay.
"What just happened?"
"Flower Elder actually didn't punish Xu Changqing?"
"Something feels off!"
By all rights, Xu Changqing should have been punished for breaking the rules.
Yet not only had he escaped punishment, he had vanished together with Flower Elder.
If matters had not become serious enough, this would never have happened.
Though everyone was displeased that Xu Changqing had relied on his status as a Spirit Cultivator Envoy to break the rules, they were not fools.
At the same time, Xu Changqing only felt himself moving at high speed.
Because he possessed an Earth Spirit Root, he could clearly sense the Earth Qi.
What did that mean?
It meant they were moving rapidly underground!
Yet when he released his Spiritual