Xu Qingtong had not forgotten that his main purpose in risking the journey to Central Province was to find tiger-patterned white jade lotus and refine a physical vessel for his senior sister, so she could come back to life and see daylight again as soon as possible!
His senior sister's soul was still inside his incarnation. Who knew whether something might go wrong if it stayed there too long!
He looked around the cave abode and thought, This cave abode cost me a thousand spirit stones, and I've stayed here less than ten days. Wouldn't leaving just like this be a bit of a waste?
Only two people had offered clues for the task he had posted at the Four Directions Hall, and he did not even know whether they were genuine! Since he still had more than twenty days left on the cave abode's lease, why not take the opportunity to use its earthfire to refine some Soul-Piercing Nails, elixirs, and the like?
His mind made up, Xu Qingtong took out his materials, activated the earthfire, and began refining elixirs and Soul-Piercing Nails.
This made life miserable for the Man in Brocade Robes keeping watch at the foot of Law Mountain! He squatted in a patch of low bushes as though relieving himself, waiting in misery for twenty days. Just as he was about to give up, Xu Qingtong's figure appeared within his divine sense.
After packing everything up, Xu Qingtong informed the Cave Attendant, handed over his Token, and left the cave abode where he had spent a month, arriving at the foot of Law Mountain.
As soon as he reached the foot of the mountain, Xu Qingtong spotted the Man in Brocade Robes hiding in the bushes. He could not help sneering. This fellow really was persistent!