Yang Lingrui knew nothing of his growing fame.
Of course, even if he had known, he would not have cared.
To him, titles like genius and prodigy were nothing more than empty labels. They would not affect his heart in seeking the Dao.
This journey to the Twilight Ancient Path had brought gains to every faction in Tiger Chasing.
Qiu Ran was a man of his word. Not long after returning, a Spiritual Connection cultivator from Daoyuan Mountain personally delivered the remaining Spirit Crystals for that lightning-element spiritual treasure to Pine Mountain.
Yang Lingrui and Xue Qingluan had entered seclusion as soon as they returned home, so Yang Guanfeng received the man instead.
From this Spiritual Connection cultivator, Yang Guanfeng learned of the recent circumstances of Tiger Chasing's other factions.
Naturally, the one ranked first was the He Family of Myriad Layer Forest.
He Shenglai had obtained the Ancient Path Treasure, True Intent Formless Manifestation, during this journey. In the eyes of outsiders, he and the He Family were the greatest winners of the expedition.
Not long after returning to Myriad Layer Forest, He Shenglai was summoned by the Emperor and Imperial Preceptor to Chongtian Palace. Later, accompanied by the Crown Prince Murong Tianyang, he toured the Colorful Cloud Blessed Land and the newly completed Osmanthus Garden within the palace.
For someone with a different surname to enter the Murong Clan's true stronghold, the Colorful Cloud Blessed Land—the Dynasty's message this time could not have been more obvious. It intended to bind the He Family even more tightly to itself.
Thus, in the end, He Shenglai simply did not return to Myriad Layer Forest, choosing instead to enter seclusion within the imperial palace. This counted as the He Family making its position known.
The other five—Hong Yao, Shen Yue, Qiu