"Whew, finally out. I'd better not linger in the Beast Region. If the Heaven Demon Phoenix Clan discovers I killed their Half-Saint, they'll probably send experts to hunt me down."
In a mountain range in the northern Beast Region, near its border.
In the sky above the mountains, space slowly writhed before a fissure opened, and a white figure leaped out.
It was Xiao Yu, who had just left Ancient Dragon Island.
Glancing at his surroundings, Xiao Yu exhaled a stale breath. It had been a long time since he had breathed such fresh air.
There was no such thing as air in the void. Of course, at Xiao Yu's level, he had long since ceased to need oxygen.
Still, he liked this refreshing sensation. In the void, he always felt as though something was missing.
After getting his bearings, Xiao Yu flew northwest.
He did not intend to jump through space using spatial force. After all, he had spent far too long in the void, and he was in no hurry now. Besides, with Lightning of Extreme Speed, even without spatial force, he was no slower than other Peak Dou Zun traveling through space.
Near-Horizon Wind Thunder surged, flickering out of Xiao Yu's body. In an instant, all that remained where he had stood was a faint afterimage and a trace of silver and cyan...
The Pill Region.
The Inner Region of Sacred Pill City.
The Xiao Residence, standing in the northern part of the Inner Region, had been quiet for nearly a year.
During that time, however, servants from the Pill Tower had come to clean the residence. Clearly, the Pill Tower valued its Ninth Elder greatly.
Although several years had passed, many people in the Inner Region were still curious about this Ninth Elder.
This elder