After talking all night, Zhang Yuan saw Zhao Lian to the door before dawn. He glanced at Sword Saint Xie Jingxin, who had spent the night crouching behind the artificial hill, watched Zhao Lian leave, then returned to his room.
Once the guest was gone, the tea grew cold.
Zhang Yuan sat back down at the tea table and looked at the cup Zhao Lian had used. With a light sweep of his arm, Source-Lifting Realm origin power welled up in his palm and shattered the cup into mist, disposing of it after a single use.
Most of what Zhao Lian had said was likely true.
Never mind whether following Wei Jianxing and the others would lead him to the Six Heavens Demon King Palace-they might not even be able to continue north.
As for Zhao Lian asking him to accompany her back to Roselight Capital, the Capital City of the Bright Dawn Kingdom...
Her reasons were easy enough to understand. As the kingdom's capital, Roselight Capital was certain to be a gathering place for the Bright Dawn Kingdom's High Cultivators and experts. Given the formidable background he had revealed, Zhao Lian would naturally feel more at ease bringing him there.
The next question, then, was whether he should go.
Before seeing Zhao Lian off, Zhang Yuan had not directly agreed to her proposed terms, merely giving her an evasive answer.
He could go to Roselight Capital, but first he needed to confirm that most of what Zhao Lian had said was true. He would wait for Bai Fu to bring back information on the Six Heavens Demon King Palace, compare their accounts, then decide.
If most of what Zhao Lian had said was false, then, as a Foundation Establishment Celestial from the Central Demon Realm, he would demonstrate the