The True Martial Continent was vast, and the Southern Reach was merely a remote, minor region within it!
To truly grow, one had to venture beyond the Southern Reach.
Ever since entering the Nether Demon World, Qin Hao had realized this.
The Primordial Domain was undoubtedly an excellent stepping stone!
It would have been impossible for Qin Hao not to be tempted by Huangfu Yi, Lin Zhong, and Zhuang Han's invitations. But he could not leave yet.
His mother, Qi Yuelan, had been imprisoned by the royal family of the Northern Yan Dynasty. If not for the opening of the Nether Demon World, the Northern Yan Dynasty would already have used Qi Yuelan and the other two princesses as bargaining chips to form an alliance with the Crimson Blood Sect.
Not to mention that Qi Lei was now dead, and Mo Heyue had fallen!
Once the news spread, the Southern Reach would surely be shaken!
When that happened, the Crimson Blood Sect and the Northern Yan Dynasty would inevitably strike back. Although the Myriad Phenomena Hall would intervene, if Qin Hao left... it was easy to foresee that the Northern Yan Dynasty and the Crimson Blood Sect would make his mother, Qi Yuelan, their first target, then dispatch countless assassins to Tianshui City.
The Tianshui City Qin Family would face utter destruction!
Moreover, the deaths of Lei Zhen of the Lei family and Di Yuannan, the Imperial Extremity Valley's foremost disciple, were both connected to Qin Hao.
Lei Yunkui, the Lei Family Ancestor, and the Imperial Extremity Valley would not let the matter rest easily, either.
Qin Hao could readily foresee the changes that might sweep through the Southern Reach after he left.
So...
Even though he longed to visit the Primordial Domain, broaden his horizons, and contend with its