After accepting the Purple Sun Patriarch's invitation, Liu Changxu began arranging Cloudreach Mountain's defenses for his absence.
The main reason he had initially declined the Purple Sun Patriarch's invitation was his concern for his lineage's safety.
Without him personally holding the fort on Cloudreach Mountain, even the formidable defenses of the Mountain-Guarding Grand Formation would struggle to handle potential threats. After much deliberation, Liu Changxu finally decided to leave an avatar behind to stand guard.
He then entered the Seclusion Chamber once more and devoted himself to forming an avatar.
Three months later, the avatar was finally complete. Its appearance and build were identical to Liu Changxu's, and its strength was roughly one-third of his own. It barely reached the combat power of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, but that was enough to withstand a surprise attack from an ordinary expert of that rank.
After making all the necessary arrangements at home, Liu Changxu bid farewell to his wives and children, summoned the Ruyi Lotus Disc, and set off for the Purple Sun Immortal Sect.
With Liu Changxu's advancement to Taiyi Golden Immortal, the Ruyi Lotus Disc had also advanced into a low-grade Mystic Heaven Spirit Treasure, greatly increasing its speed of spatial traversal.
However, Cloudreach Mountain was simply too far from the Purple Sun Immortal Sect. Even at the Ruyi Lotus Disc's flying speed, the journey would take more than half a year.
Since he had ample time, Liu Changxu was in no hurry. He stopped occasionally along the way to experience the local customs and ways of life.
Whenever he encountered a magnificent, sprawling immortal city or a renowned immortal mountain and spirit vein, he would pause for a while, either strolling through the city or descending upon a scenic spirit peak to explore and admire its sights.
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