"Junior Brother, you can set your heart firmly back in your belly," Elder Shangshan reassured him in a steady voice.
"The two Golden Core True Persons on Blackwood Island have long been firmly held in check by our sect's Second Grand Elder and his supreme divine abilities. Even if they had the power to reach the heavens and plumb the earth, they couldn't move half a step away now.
"Moreover, those vice island masters on Blackwood Island, whether at the Foundation Establishment Late Stage or even the False Core Realm, are all powerhouses whose names resound across their regions. Yet our cultivators are keeping a close watch on every one of them, so they can't get away either.
"Perhaps only the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage cultivators remain to guard the island, but you needn't worry too much about them.
"Yin Tiger Island lies hundreds of thousands of miles from Blackwood Island, far from the Sea Prosperity Island front where the flames of war fill the sky. It enjoys peace in its own secluded corner and is very safe."
Elder Shangshan's words eased Qing Chen's expression, and the two discussed the details of the mission further.
Qing Chen accepted the mission token, bowed respectfully, and took his leave.
Back in his quiet cave abode, Qing Chen felt exhausted in both body and mind, as though he had just fought a great battle.
Recalling the powerful qi presence Elder Shangshan had locked onto him at the beginning, along with those two casually unleashed yet astonishingly powerful mystic arts, Qing Chen could not help feeling inwardly chilled.
This experience had been a warning to him, a tolling of the alarm bell.
He silently recorded this debt in his heart.
Although Qing Chen was no longer comparable to his former self, having made great