"Forget it!" Xiao Hua crushed the thought of fleeing once again. "Since I am a Thunder Control Sect disciple, I should do all that man can do, leave the rest to fate, and temper myself amid battle—my cultivation will improve as well! Even though I have only cultivated aboard the thunderboat, haven't I still made progress? In these few short months, all aspects of my cultivation have advanced! It just has not been as obvious as it was in Myriad Thunder Valley. Hmm, counting on my fingers, in another dozen or so days, we should reach the northernmost edge of Xi Kingdom..."
Just as Xiao Hua had a moment of leisure to ponder, the thunderboat suddenly shook violently and actually came to a stop.
"Oh? Could it be that we have arrived?" Xiao Hua was slightly surprised. However, the quiet rooms aboard the thunderboat were protected by restrictions that blocked spiritual sense, so he had no idea what was happening outside. He merely opened his eyes a little.
"We're here!" A Qi Cultivation disciple sitting opposite him could not help blurting out. As the words left his mouth, his face went slightly pale, but a flush soon emerged through that pallor, as though he had been granted release, as though the heart that had hung suspended for so long had finally settled.
Yet the thunderboat remained motionless for a long while. No disciple came to summon them, nor did they hear any sound from a Golden Core cultivator.
"Could something else have happened?" Xiao Hua's thoughts turned slightly, and he closed his eyes to resume cultivating. His time was exceedingly precious. Since the matter had nothing to do with him, naturally, he had to cultivate!
Just as he closed his eyes, a burst of hurried footsteps approached. They stopped outside