Otherwise, forget it.
He understood the principle that a man was guilty for possessing a jade.
Over these ten days, Scholar's injuries had also recovered quickly under the Star-Dipper Sect Master's care. He could already leap about energetically again, and no hidden Golden Core injuries had been left behind.
"Not bad."
Chen Qiu looked at Scholar and smiled. "Your swordsmanship realm is higher than even Ji Taiping's now. Even once you head outside, I doubt many Sky Prodigies will be able to match you."
"It's all thanks to Brother Qiu."
Scholar scratched the back of his head somewhat sheepishly. "If Brother Qiu hadn't used his aura to suppress Ji Taiping's Golden Core and divine sense, keeping them from leaving his body, I never would have had the chance to clash sword intent with him. A Golden Core Fifth Layer divine sense attack isn't something I can withstand right now."
"It's fine."
Chen Qiu smiled and patted Scholar's shoulder. "Since everything is ready, let's set out."
He could not wait to leave immediately.
These ten days had felt like years to him. Everything had been prepared; they had only been waiting for Scholar to recover before they could depart.
During this time, he had not been idle either. He had plucked the two mature Demon Lotuses beneath the Boundless Snow Mountains and the Boundless Sea, placing them above the Mocking Heaven Sect. One of the spirit flowers radiated chill, while the other carried the damp scent of the sea.
Together with the two spirit flames from before—
The atmosphere within the Mocking Heaven Sect had become even stranger.
Demonic qi, resentment, chill, and sea-scent all mingled together.
At a glance alone, it did not look like a place where humans could live.
Yet it was not particularly cold. If anything, there