That night, outside Purple Cloud City.
The seemingly fierce fighting did not last very long.
After receiving their orders, the Purple Cloud Sect personnel responsible for the feint swiftly withdrew.
The assault outside the city came to an end, and peace returned to Purple Cloud City.
At that moment, inside Purple Cloud City's City Lord's Manor.
Si Mingwei, Gu Chenfeng, and the others had already returned to the city.
Si Mingwei had the others rest and recover at the City Lord's Manor first.
After all, although they had won a resounding victory in the fierce battle just now, they had also expended considerable strength.
Purple Cloud City still faced the formidable enemy that was the Purple Cloud Sect, and they had to remain ready for battle at all times.
At that moment, in an elegant, tastefully appointed hall in the inner quarters of the City Lord's Manor.
Only Si Mingwei and Gu Chenfeng were present.
Even now, Si Mingwei's large, bright, captivating eyes still swept over Gu Chenfeng from time to time.
Her scrutiny made Gu Chenfeng feel somewhat awkward. He genuinely worried that the city lord would be unable to resist putting her hands on him again.
The two had already been talking for a while, and Gu Chenfeng had inevitably been pressed about his experiences over the past year or so.
He smoothly recounted the story he had prepared long ago.
After hearing Gu Chenfeng's account, even Si Mingwei, who came from Star Luo Hall and possessed extraordinary breadth of knowledge, found it hard to believe.
"You're saying that back when that Secret Realm on the Borderlands Battlefield collapsed, you accidentally fell into a hidden region within it and swallowed a mysterious pill.
"Not only did your cultivation soar, but you cultivated in that space for ten years