"Wait..."
Biting her lip, Xue Jing'er looked in the direction Nie Yun had left. He had been far too fast and had already vanished from sight. Though she possessed the strength of the King Immortal Realm, compared to him, she simply could not catch up...
"Though Soul Stones are hard to find... that doesn't mean they can't be found. It's just..."
Muttering to herself, Xue Jing'er clenched her teeth, seemingly lost in thought. After an unknown amount of time, she sighed and left the Phoenix King's palace with a dim expression.
Nie Yun knew nothing of Xue Jing'er's thoughts. At this moment, he was flying toward the Confucian Realm.
Right after leaving, he had sent a message to Ephemeral Old Man, asking him to meet at the Confucian Realm's interrealm passage. The distance from the Spirit Realm to the Confucian Realm was nearly the same as that from the Demon Realm to the Confucian Realm. If they set off at the same time, they should arrive at roughly the same time.
Sure enough, Nie Yun had waited outside the Confucian Realm's interrealm passage for less than half an hour when he saw Ephemeral Old Man flying over.
"You've already found the first treasure?"
Seeing that Nie Yun showed no trace of frustration and instead radiated the joy of success, Ephemeral Old Man knew that the matter of the Seven-Colored Phoenix Plume had certainly gone well. He smiled as he asked.
"It succeeded!" Nie Yun nodded. "Let's enter the Confucian Realm quickly and obtain the Heavenly Lord's Sacred Canon as soon as possible! Once we forge a weapon surpassing a Creation Immortal Artifact, we'll be able to fight the Asura King!"
"Mm, but before we enter, let me remind you of a few things!" Seeing him admit it, Ephemeral Old Man