Southern Yu Prefecture, Great Wei.
Ping'an County.
Rumors about Xu Qingxiao had spread throughout the Dust Realm.
Not just within the Great Wei Dynasty.
The Eastern, Southern, Northern, and Western Continents were all discussing the matter.
As for the Central Continent.
Most people did not believe Xu Qingxiao was a demon.
Even those in the Tuxie Dynasty and the Chuyuan Dynasty had heard of Xu Qingxiao's deeds and admired him from the heart.
The Great Wei Dynasty remained peaceful from top to bottom, its people trusting Xu Qingxiao.
But that could not stop those spreading rumors, who feared nothing more than a world without chaos.
Still, no matter what happened now, everyone was waiting for Xu Qingxiao to return.
More than twenty days had passed since the incident at the Demon Domain Sea. During that time, the world had enjoyed a stretch of relative peace.
However, the problem of the Demon Domain Sea remained. The Immortal Sect, the Buddhist Order, and the Confucian Dao were all trying every means to suppress it.
The Immortal Sect inscribed Daoist scriptures, the Buddhist Order engraved stone tablets, and those of the Confucian Dao were writing the Song of Righteousness.
Throughout these twenty-odd days, they had not taken part in this conflict.
Thus, aside from the many people spreading rumors in the streets, there were essentially no major problems.
At that very moment.
In Ping'an County, Great Wei.
At Zhou Ling's home.
Xu Qingxiao's arrival shattered the tranquility of Zhou Ling's home.
Knock, knock.
The knocking rang out.
Soon, the courtyard gate opened. But it was not his teacher's wife who opened it; it was his teacher, Zhou Ling.
Looking at Xu Qingxiao before him.
Zhou Ling seemed utterly unsurprised. Instead, he looked perfectly calm and gave a slight nod.
"Your student, Xu Qingxiao,