But Li Baili knew perfectly well that a mission like this had little more than symbolic significance. No one would pay attention to it, let alone accept it.
Even Li Baili himself did not care much about it.
He simply felt a little regret. He and Lü Yi had entered the Clear Source Sect together, and whatever else might be said, they had been on speaking terms. Now that Lü Yi had vanished without any explanation, he could not help feeling uneasy.
"But... dead is dead. I'll have to be more careful from now on, too. I can't let anyone catch me alone..."
Li Baili was actually in a somewhat better position than Lü Yi.
At the bottom of the Clear Source Sect, people huddled together for warmth, forming countless factions. Among the Outer Sect Disciples, Lü Yi belonged to the gangs' faction, where hierarchy mattered more and internal bloodshed and competition were fiercer.
Li Baili, on the other hand, belonged to the Merchants' Guild. There were more tangled interests and schemes there, and naturally, their methods were even more ruthless. Still, Li Baili had some connections. He knew an Inner Sect Disciple who had also come from the County Town, which afforded him a little more safety.
"Forget it. No point thinking about that. I should focus on my breakthrough..."
Li Baili drove all thoughts of Lü Yi from his mind and began considering the most crucial matter ahead.
Whether at the Martial Academy or the Clear Source Sect, anyone hoping to break through into the Primordial Unity Realm needed, at the very least, to prepare some protective medicinal pills.
Breaking through into the Primordial Unity Realm was difficult, and failure carried serious risks. Without protective pills, a single failure could leave someone gravely injured or dead. In a