"To be honest, there were times when I rather envied you, Brother Qin."
"Without any ties to bind you, free to stay or leave as you pleased—carefree and unrestrained!"
"Unlike me. Even though my alchemy has reached the fourth tier, most of the time I still have to consider my clan. My heart is bound by concerns and attachments."
Su Yuqing spoke with a sigh.
"When does Brother Qin plan to return to the Southern Wasteland?"
"Within the next two years. There is still one final batch of Spirit Rice in the Spirit Fields that has yet to ripen, but it should be soon." Qin Ming said.
"Brother Su, to be frank, there is another important reason why Qin is in such a hurry to return to the Southern Wasteland."
Su Yuqing asked doubtfully, "Oh?"
"I'm sure Brother Su has noticed as well. The situation around Five Elements Mountain has already become an utter mess."
"If I don't leave soon, I'm afraid I'll be caught up in it."
Qin Ming then told Su Yuqing about the situation at Five Elements Mountain Market District and its surroundings.
After a long while.
Su Yuqing's expression turned grave. After pondering for a moment, he said, "I never expected even the Demon Race's shape-shifting great demons to be mobilized."
"A few days ago, I also heard that the Defenders of the Dao Alliance had dispatched two Nascent Soul True Lords. They were most likely responding to this matter as well."
"It seems Brother Qin was exceedingly wise to make preparations for evacuation so early."
"Two hundred mu of Spirit Fields may lie beneath a fourth-tier Branch Lineage, but if they must be abandoned, then they must be abandoned."
"Alas! Quite a few people must be coveting the Azure Origin Sect's secret realm. Once it