Jiang Man did not linger at the Cloudfront Office.
Although no one was likely to discover him, a student cultivator's quarters were not necessarily secluded.
Someone could easily see him.
And bring unnecessary trouble.
Besides, he had only come to entrust the future Lord of Ten Thousand Demons to Mu Kong. That was all.
In principle, this benefited the other man. He had heard it could accelerate cultivation.
Whether that was true, Jiang Man did not know.
It did not matter to him.
He took the opportunity to ask about the Water God. Unfortunately, the other man's standing was too low for him to know any secrets about that figure.
Afterward, Jiang Man vanished on the spot.
Mu Kong froze for a moment at how swiftly Jiang Man disappeared.
Then he understood.
After all, this was an important figure from the Immortal Gate.
There was nothing outlandish about him casually altering Mu Kong's abilities.
It merely put much more pressure on him.
In this assessment, he needed to earn a place in the Qi Refining Secret Realm.
Without one, he had no hope of advancing to Foundation Establishment.
But he did not even know whether this assessment offered any places.
Finally, he let out a breath.
Since that important figure had spoken, he figured there must be places available.
Otherwise, no one could advance, whoever came.
Under Immortal Gate Great Governance, who dared advance directly on their own?
Unless they could withstand an investigation.
Then he carefully examined the bead in his hand again.
Demon qi permeated the bead.
To avoid inviting trouble, he could only seal it with his own power.
But he had to complete the seal outside.
He needed an excuse to go out.
Ideally, he would settle it once and for all. Once he entered a