After leaving the Purple Sun Sect, Huo Hai did not go very far. Two years was nothing to him now, but if he accidentally delayed things, that would be troublesome.
However, Huo Hai did not remain near the Purple Sun Sect's entrance. After flying for a day, he arrived in a somewhat distant mountain range. Upon reaching the Central Region, Huo Hai instead felt that it was even more desolate than the surrounding regions. Perhaps its immense area and sparse population were to blame. There were many powerful factions here, yet none occupied particularly large territories.
Within the Eight Gates, a powerful faction had already unified everything, or at least held a dominant position. But in the Central Region, humans did not hold an absolute advantage. There were simply too many factions of humans, Spirit Beasts, and all kinds of Ferocious Beasts.
Powerful Ferocious Beasts were everywhere. Most territories were, in truth, under their control. Finding even a slightly peaceful place was no easy matter, Huo Hai sighed inwardly.
After killing a Ferocious Beast at the Spirit Venerable Realm, Huo Hai finally took over its nest like a magpie occupying a dove's home. After tidying it up somewhat and setting down his own Spirit Formation defenses, Huo Hai settled in.
Ever since breaking through to the Spirit Saint Realm, he had not properly mastered his various techniques. His Sword Seed had only been initially condensed to Saint Grade and still lacked a little. If he continued refining it, the power of his Sword Seed would grow even greater. Only then could Huo Hai truly challenge opponents above his level. At the very least, facing a Second Heaven Spirit Saint would no longer be a problem.
There were also his various Battle Spirit Arts. Those that could condense seeds needed to