The Netherdark Sea, outer waters.
After successfully breaking through to Foundation Establishment, Chen Yu continued using the Qi-Concealing Art to hide his cultivation at the fourth layer of Qi Refining.
He returned to shore.
He saw Senior Brother Ren sitting cross-legged, tending to his injuries.
Chen Yu did not say a single word to him.
"Junior Brother!"
Lü Yanyan, who had been anxiously waiting on shore, finally felt the weight lift from her heart when she saw Chen Yu and Senior Brother Wu returning together. She immediately trotted over to Chen Yu, looking at him with a tense, concerned expression. "Are you all right?"
Ren Shaohua had returned alone and refused to answer their questions, saying only that Chen Yu was certain to die.
Considering his earlier behavior along the way, Wu Wenjie felt that this man could not be trusted, much less left alone with the spirit herbs they had gathered. Besides, Lü Yanyan was only at the fourth layer of Qi Refining and might become a burden if she came along.
Thus, Wu Wenjie had asked Lü Yanyan to wait here and keep an eye on Ren Shaohua as well.
"Sorry to have worried you, Senior Sister. I'm fine."
Chen Yu smiled.
Then he glanced into the distance.
Of the two boats previously moored by the shore, one had already left. Only the other remained, sitting there all alone.
Beside him, Lü Yanyan noticed his gaze and said, "Just after nightfall, that Soul Sect disciple with the high cultivation suddenly poled his boat away. I suppose all those Soul Sect disciples died."
"I see." Chen Yu nodded.
At that moment, Ren Shaohua, who had been tending to his injuries with his eyes closed, saw Chen Yu return completely unharmed. A flicker of surprise passed through the depths of