The Capital of Great Wei.
The Pacification Prince's Residence.
Wu Ming had returned.
The formations within the Demon Domain had been laid out.
They could leave at any time.
In the garden of the Prince's Manor.
Two figures appeared. Wu Ming stood before Xu Qingxiao, his expression as grave as ever.
"Shouren, I spent this time setting up formations in the Demon Domain. I did discover signs that the Immortal Corpse was reviving, but they weren't particularly pronounced."
"I discussed it with your martial uncle. We can use Great Wei's national fortune to suppress him. Combined with the formations, that should keep him from causing any trouble for at least several hundred years."
"Shouren, if possible, you should still avoid taking this risk."
"Great Wei now enjoys peace and prosperity, and the powerful cultivators of the Five Immortal Sects have also submitted to us. Your martial uncle and I can hold on for another twenty or thirty years, and you've become a first-rank martial cultivator at such a young age."
"Oh, and that senior brother of yours is also close to the first rank."
"With the First-Rank Realm-Breaking Pill you gave me, and the Realm-Breaking Pill Great Wei will soon receive, we should have five first-rank cultivators within Great Wei a year from now. Add the experts of the Five Immortal Sects, and our first-rank cultivators could number more than ten."
"With your Divine Martial Cannons as well, who would dare step out of line?"
Wu Ming spoke, informing Xu Qingxiao of these developments.
He saw the situation clearly and knew that Xu Qingxiao had no need to take such a risk. A gentler approach would suffice.
Yet Xu Qingxiao still refused him.
"My senior brother is also close to the first rank?"
Xu Qingxiao was somewhat surprised. He hadn't