Xu Changqing sped all the way onward, drawing ever closer to the Spirit Melody Sect.
Along the way, the scenes around him became increasingly shocking.
Many areas along the route had been eroded by Calamity Mist. Spirit plants had withered, and the spiritual energy had become foul.
Some demons had even been infected by Killing Intent, gone berserk, and wreaked havoc everywhere.
Fortunately, the Spirit Melody Sect was situated on the outskirts and protected by natural barriers and formations, so it had yet to be affected.
Before long, the Spirit Melody Sect came into view.
Amid blue bricks and dark tiles, pure spiritual energy lingered.
It stood in stark contrast to the chaotic Calamity Mist over at Dongting.
Moreover, the people here were neither anxious nor uneasy. Their days went on as usual.
What they had done before, they still did now. Nothing had changed.
That was why Xu Changqing had not allowed the Spirit Melody Sect to merge into the Azurewood Sect.
If they truly merged, they likely would not have enjoyed such peaceful days.
Xu Changqing immediately slowed down and flew into the sect. Following the Spirit Vein, he found a node deep within the sect where the spiritual energy was at its densest.
The spiritual energy here was pure, making it most suitable for the Wither-Bloom Maple Soul Tree to rest and recover.
With a flash of spiritual light from his fingertips, the Tilling Officer Token rose into the air. Azure and crimson streams of light poured from it, reforming into the Wither-Bloom Maple Soul Tree.
Next, Creation Force gathered in Xu Changqing's palm. With a gentle motion, the ancient tree settled steadily atop the Spirit Vein. Its roots began burrowing into the earth, greedily absorbing the pure spiritual energy.
A moment later, the leaves of the