"Six-Candle Staff of Communing with the Netherworld..."
Wang Ba's figure traveled through the void of the Boundary Sea without a moment's pause.
Inwardly, he swiftly considered the scene of his earlier failure to unite the six staffs.
He had actually anticipated the suppression from the Boundary Sea Origin. What he had not expected was that even a supreme treasure used at the True Immortal level would be powerless to resist it.
This also gave him quite a few more thoughts.
As his thoughts flashed, his figure finally appeared in a familiar stretch of void.
The first thing he saw was a vast humanoid continent spanning the void.
Even from so far away, he could clearly sense the densely packed presences of cultivators within it.
He made no deliberate attempt to conceal his presence, either. The moment he appeared, he saw cultivators swiftly fly out of the humanoid continent, their eyes wary as they headed toward him.
Soon, Cheng Lianzi appeared within Wang Ba's sight.
Cheng Lianzi's perception was much keener than the other cultivators', however. He soon detected Wang Ba's presence, sensed it carefully, then gave the surrounding cultivators a few instructions before swiftly flying out beyond the formation to greet him.
"Ruin Master."
Cheng Lianzi came to a stop nearby and bowed respectfully.
Wang Ba nodded slightly, then asked:
"Nothing has happened in the ruins, has it?"
Cheng Lianzi nodded.
"Since your departure, Ruin Master, there have been no unusual developments. Everything has gone smoothly."
Wang Ba nodded, then asked something that rather surprised Cheng Lianzi:
"You previously said that your Laowen Sect's patriarch once suggested the Ruins of Zhangshi were very likely an immortal's cast-off remains. Is that true?"
Cheng Lianzi froze slightly, but promptly nodded. "Yes, that is true."
"Reportedly, many years ago, passage between the Second