There were not as many Corpse Race members that were attracted to Purple Star Palace as those in the Muddy Sky Temple. As such, even though not many Jiu Zhou cultivators appeared there, they could still easily destroy the Corpse Race members.
Lu Ye looked around but couldn’t find Li Baxian and Feng Yuechan. Following an inquiry, he found out that they had left the Palace to hunt down the Corpse Race members with some other cultivators.
He then informed Li Baxian that he and Hua Ci were in Purple Star Palace before ending the conversation.
Most of the cultivators were racing after the Corpse Race members. It was a rare chance to easily obtain battle points, so they naturally wouldn’t miss it.
If not for the fact that Lu Ye had to recuperate, he would’ve done the same.
Anyway, while it was true that he had to treat his injury, he had already acquired enough benefits. Therefore, he no longer had to pursue smaller benefits.
Moreover, many cultivators from Jiu Zhou had arrived in this world. Even if he went out to hunt down the Corpse Race members, he might not get many battle points. As such, he decided to focus on recuperation.
Not long after he reached the courtyard where they had stayed before, Pang Huanyin came looking for him upon learning of his return.
“How are you?” she asked caringly.
Since the mission started, she had parted ways with Lu Ye to lead the cultivators from Purple Star Palace. As such, she hadn’t had a chance to see him. After the dust settled, she wanted to look for Lu Ye since he was injured, but she received news that something had happened in the Palace, so she had no choice but to return in a hurry.
“I’m fine. Hau Ci has treated my injury. I’ll fully recover in a few days,” Lu Ye replied.
Only then was Pang Huanyin relieved. “That’s great.”
With a solemn expression, she stepped backwards and saluted Lu Ye. “It’s all thanks to you that we’ve finally gotten rid of the Corpse Race. On behalf of Purple Star Palace and all the Humans in the Peerless Continent, I’d like to express my gratitude to you and other fellow cultivators from Jiu Zhou!”
“You don’t have to thank us, Palace Master. We have something to gain as well.” From Lu Ye’s perspective, they arrived in the Peerless Continent following the Heavens’ instructions. It was a training session for them, and they had gained enough benefits during the process.
Getting rid of the Corpse Race in the Peerless Continent was part of the training.
Pang Huanyin shook her head. “Despite that, we wouldn’t have seen the light at the end of the tunnel without all of you. All the Humans in the Peerless Continent and the people from Purple Star Palace will never forget your favour.”
Lu Ye spoke no further.
“Please get some rest, Senior Brother. I’ll hold a banquet for you when you recover.”
Pang Huanyin left the place as hurriedly as she had come. It was apparent that she had a lot of matters to attend to.
Lu Ye then shuffled towards his room. Hua Ci followed him and said softly, “Senior Brother, you have to get more rest. If you feel any discomfort, call me right away.”
“Alright.”
“Also, Senior Brother, don’t activate your power in the next few days. Although you have a robust physique, you’re badly injured, after all. By activating your power, you might irritate your wounds.”
“Okay.”
“Senior Brother, are you getting some rest now? I’ll open the door for you.”
Lu Ye stopped in his tracks and landed a slap on her forehead. Then, he balled up his fist and drilled it against her head.
“What’s wrong with you?”
Just a while back, she kept calling him ‘Yi Ye’, and it was ‘Senior Brother’ now. She never called him in such ways in the past.
“It hurts!” Hua Ci leapt away and covered her head with both hands while clenching her teeth. “What’s wrong? Can someone else call you ‘Senior Brother’ but not me?”
“If you call me that again…” Lu Ye inched closer to her.
Hua Ci stepped backwards in shock.
A helpless Ju Jia sighed and strode towards his room before closing the door. [Finally, it’s quiet now.]
A moment later, Lu Ye sat down cross-legged in his room while Hua Ci and Yi Yi were heard laughing from another room. He had no idea what they were talking about.
Recently, other people had been following Lu Ye around, so Yi Yi had rarely shown up.
She wouldn’t easily reveal herself in front of other people. Therefore, only several people closest to Lu Ye were aware of her existence.
That way, she could take action in secret most of the time. After all, not many people knew Ghost Spirits existed, much less the fact that there was one who was always by Lu Ye’s side.
Lu Ye decided to ignore them as he sank his soul into the Source of Soaring Dragon Boundary.
He couldn’t return to Jiu Zhou for the time being, and it was pointless to hunt down the Corpse Race members either. Also, he wasn’t in a hurry to cultivate his power. Therefore, he decided to seize the chance to look into the Source.
The Source of Soaring Dragon Boundary was a treasure trove that had yet to be fully explored. Lu Ye had gained a lot of benefits from it. However, he hadn’t found a powerful cultivator who used a Blade Technique so far. He wondered what had gone wrong.
As he looked into the Source, a sky full of Stars exploded in his mind. Without much choosing, he picked the brightest Star nearest to him. After he sank his soul into it, he could watch the life of the Star’s owner unfold before his eyes.
As of late, Purple Star Palace had been bustling with noise. More and more Jiu Zhou cultivators arrived in this place from different directions. That was because they had to come to Purple Star Palace to return to Jiu Zhou.
They had arrived in this world through the doors that were connected to the Divine Opportunity Columns in the Divine Trade Associations. Nevertheless, those doors couldn’t stay there forever. It took a lot of World Spiritual Qi to open the doors, and it would be even more energy-consuming to sustain them for a long time.
Hence, not long after they arrived in the Peerless Continent, all the doors disappeared.
They were not worried, though. As long as there was a Divine Opportunity Column, they could go home.
Also, the Heavens in Jiu Zhou had left behind an instruction for all of them.
At a specific time, the Heavens would open a door through the Divine Opportunity Column in Purple Star Palace. By then, the cultivators from Jiu Zhou could return to the Cloud River Battlefield.
As time passed, more and more cultivators came to Purple Star Palace.
Certainly, the people from Purple Star Palace were hospitable to these cultivators from Jiu Zhou. After all, these guests had come all the way here to help them solve a crisis, ensuring that they no longer had to live miserably like they used to.
Therefore, they never stopped any Jiu Zhou cultivators from entering Purple Star Palace. Other than some forbidden areas, these cultivators could freely move around in the Hidden Realm.
But that was when the conflict arose. Soon, the people from Purple Star Palace discovered that these cultivators from Jiu Zhou were not on the same side.
They seemed to belong to two opposing sides. When Corpse Race members were still around, they could set aside their differences and focus on destroying the enemies to gain battle points.