Half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
The Purple Pole Sect's Supervisory Law Enforcement Team did not appear at Jade Belt Lake again, easing the weight on Lin Changheng, Xu Maoling, and Cheng Suling's hearts somewhat.
Xu and Cheng were clearly more worried than Lin Changheng. Almost every day, they inspected the formation and watched for movements outside.
They had managed their respective islands for decades, pouring untold effort into improving and cultivating them.
Xu Maoling, in particular, felt as though a piece of his heart had been gouged out whenever he thought of the spirit fields he had made exceptionally fertile with his exclusive secret methods, along with the various costly spirit soils he had painstakingly laid down.
Being forced to abandon them would hurt even more than losing a vast sum of Spirit Stones.
Cheng Suling felt much the same. Through years of geomantic improvements, she had nearly transformed Floating Star Island into a blessed land of auspicious terrain. How could she bear to abandon it before reaching Core Formation?
By comparison, Lin seemed far calmer.
When he first chose to settle here, he had intended to stay for several decades. However, given the particular nature of pill refining, he had not overdeveloped Perching Moon Island beyond the necessary cave residence and herb garden, much less bound his Dao Path deeply to the island.
To him, this place was more like a fully equipped cave residence and an experimental field. If the situation became untenable, abandoning it would be regrettable, but it would not cripple him.
With his status as an upper-grade second-tier Pill Master and his cultivation, he could quickly establish himself whether he returned to Floating Life Immortal City or accepted the Sun Clan's invitation to Flowing Cloud Immortal City.
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