Zhao Ziming and the others had likely gone to assist Second Martial Uncle and the rest with some matter. Fairy Ning Ke's avatar did not elaborate, clearly unwilling to let Li Yan know about it yet.
In the end, she told Li Yan that Second Martial Uncle and the others had remained safe while away, but their return date was still uncertain, so he need not worry.
After bidding farewell to Fairy Ning Ke's avatar, Li Yan stood where he was and pondered briefly. He did not immediately return, instead deciding to try going to the Ji Earth Immortal Sect.
The one who came out in the end was also a senior sister, someone Li Yan had met once before. She was equally courteous toward him and showed the same delight at his advancement.
When Li Yan asked about Martial Uncle Qianzhong and the others, the senior sister said that True Lord Qianzhong and Pei Buchong had left neither Divine Sense nor Divine Thought outside. The two had completely entered secluded cultivation.
It seemed that, like his master Dong Fuyi, they had been stirred after hearing that their peers in the sect had one after another reached the Void Refinement Realm, the Tribulation Transcendence Realm, or even the Mahayana Realm.
The feeling of being powerless to aid others of their own generation was naturally not a pleasant one for the three of them.
Their hearts could only be filled with unwillingness. This prolonged secluded cultivation was meant to make up for the years they had lost.
Thus, Li Yan was unable to see Martial Uncle Qianzhong, who had helped him so greatly. At the same time, another matter occurred that both surprised him and left him deeply regretful.
During his secluded cultivation, while Senior Brother Zhao Ziming and the others