「Mountain Peak Dojo.」
Wang Ping sat by the stone table in the small courtyard, sipping tea while thinking about his recent conversation with Zi Luan and the others. He had, of course, not refused their proposal.
For one, as an ally, he couldn't refuse. For another, he was genuinely interested in the matter himself.
"It seems now that if you're going to plan for the Fourth Realm, you'll need a truly quiet and trustworthy place," Yu Lian said after finishing her cup of tea.
Wang Ping nodded in agreement. The cultivators of the Five Profound Sects had a love-hate relationship. When he was ascending to the Third Realm, the glowing screen panel had warned him not to attempt advancement if he was among the top forty.
He hadn't understood why at the time, but he gradually learned it was because without enough other cultivators to share the burden of the Wood Spirit's influence on one's Primordial Spirit, even a successful advancement would result in becoming a True Spirit.
