After clearing the Saint Heart Realm and obtaining a wisp of Sacred Qi, Little Bad King and the others patiently waited for an "opportunity to strike."
An opportunity to strike was the nice way to put it. Less politely, they intended to sneak into someone's home at night. According to Dong Rencheng, the maze in the Worry-Free Realm had been laid out by Fourth Seat Cloud Dragon himself, and its Formation Core, the Worry-Free Stone, was closely linked to his Divine Soul.
Normally, never mind outsiders-even the Fourth Seat's own disciples would inevitably become lost if they barged in, and Cloud Dragon would sense them in an instant.
As such, if they wanted to infiltrate the Worry-Free Realm undetected and find that drop of True Dragon Essence Blood with relatively little risk, their best option was to wait until Cloud Dragon left the mountain on an assignment. In the past, this idea would have been rather impractical, since the Seats rarely left the mountain, and a single period of seclusion could last years. Waiting around like fools would have been no different from some decent fellow harboring wishful thoughts, squatting near Nine-Eye Bridge and stubbornly waiting for a drunk woman to force herself on him.
But in recent years, "strange incidents" had occurred frequently in Myriad Spirits Garden, keeping the Seats much busier. Not only did Cloud Dragon leave the mountain often, but the other Seats had hardly been idle either.
Thus, everyone decided to make the most of their time by waiting patiently, then pull off something big once Fourth Son left.
During this wait, Little Bad King also found time to meet Eldest Senior Brother Deng Tongqi, hoping to ask about the squad's recent situation and what exactly their Dragon Head sister had been busy with lately.
However,