[Eating Dirt to Cultivate, Living off the Mountain]

Ma Liu was stunned. The Dao Palace third heaven—that was the same realm as the Qingxia Ancestor. With strength like that, why hadn't he stormed their gates already?

Wasn't Lin Xian being a little too cautious?

"Is this what the world outside the Northern Region is like?" Ma Liu's eyes widened, and he couldn't help muttering, "Are all cultivators out there like this?"

No, cultivators out there were reckless as hell.

Ye Fan looked exasperated and asked helplessly, "Holy Master, what realm do you intend to reach before attacking the Azure Mist Sect? Going from the Dao Palace third heaven to the fourth heaven will take some time."

"I was thinking of waiting until the Four Extremes Secret Realm," Lin Xian said leisurely. "Someone can overcome a small realm gap and defeat you. Suppressing them with an entire major realm is safer."

Ye Fan was utterly speechless. He looked skyward and sighed. "Holy Master, it won't hurt to cut loose once in a while."

Being cautious against sacred lands and great clans was one thing, but was there any need to be this careful with a minor sect?

"Stay steady. Don't get reckless. Last night, I studied the heavens and discovered that the Azure Mist Sect's ancestor is nearing the end of his lifespan. He'll suffer cultivation deviation any day now. Then we can take advantage of their weakness."

Lin Xian stood with his hands behind his back, looking every inch an expert, and instructed Ma Liu, "Keep delivering Source to the Azure Mist Sect as usual. If anything changes, inform me immediately."

Unaware of the truth, Ma Liu assumed Lin Xian really could read the stars. He nodded dubiously, handed the map to Ye Fan, and left.

Ye Fan and Lin Xian had weathered hardships together all along their