After receiving his reward, Bai Ruochen stepped forward and approached Xiao Tian. Her gaze was sharp, and without any pleasantries, she directly asked what had been her goal from the beginning. “Now tell me—did you obtain the Nirvana Heart?” Xiao Tian turned slightly toward her. “Of course I did, but I’ll hand over the Nirvana Heart after I recover. You don’t need to worry, Holy Princess. I’m in your palace, so I won’t run away. However, may I borrow a room to recover?” He spoke directly and clearly, hiding nothing about his intentions. There were no formalities in his words, and that alone made Bai Ruochen narrow her eyes. “Why don’t you just hand it over now?” she asked flatly. “I don’t want you to kill me right after I give it up. So before that happens, I need to ensure my own safety.” The Master of the Thousand Star Heart Villa didn’t interfere in the matter between his daughter and Xiao Tian. He simply looked at Bai Ruochen and gave a single line that served as a fir

Xiao Tian reunited with Niu Gan, Jilang, and Bairu. Their meeting took place shortly after they had spoken with the Master of the Thousand Star Heart Villa. Once their conversation ended, the four of them prepared to leave the palace. “Brother Tian, where will you go now?” Niu Gan asked as he walked beside Xiao Tian. Xiao Tian shook his head slightly. “I don’t know yet. I’ll just follow where my steps lead me.” “Hmm, in that case…” Niu Gan paused for a moment, then looked at Xiao Tian with hopeful eyes. “Would you be willing to come with us to visit someone?” “Visit who?” “The person who raised us,” Jilang answered quickly. “Right now, he’s injured. We went out to search for medicine. At first, we were just taking a chance, hoping you might earn a good result in this competition. But the outcome was beyond our expectations—we ended up taking third place.” Bairu continued with sincere enthusiasm. “And it’s all thanks to you, Brother Tian. Because of that, we received a great rewa

Xiao Tian managed to bring Niu Gan, Jilang, and Bairu into a densely populated area. Their journey had been taken at a speed far beyond the normal limit, so when they landed, his breath was heavy, his chest rising and falling to hold back exhaustion. Yet his eyes remained vigilant, scanning every corner of the street and every movement around them. "Brother Tian, did we succeed in escaping?" Niu Gan asked in a soft voice. "We succeeded," Xiao Tian replied, still surveying the surroundings. "But we are not completely safe yet." His eyes locked onto the three of them, sharp yet calm. "Is the location of your foster father still far from here?" "It's still very far," Niu Gan answered. "But not too far from here, there’s a teleportation service we can use. However, can our appearances really fool the people who are hunting us?" Xiao Tian did not answer immediately. He looked up at the sky for a moment, as if trying to sense any lingering aura that might still be tracking them. "I'm

"With this, I will have no difficulty creating pills that can render a Half God's perception useless." Without delay, he immediately summoned the Azure Dragon Cauldron. The cauldron stood firmly before him, and once ignited, its flame burned with a calm color yet carried an intimidating power. Xiao Tian controlled the flame with extreme precision. He did not want even the slightest disturbance. Fortunately, the entire room had already been reinforced with an isolation formation, so neither heat nor the scent of medicine leaked outside. The cauldron gradually heated up. Xiao Tian opened the lid and inserted various kinds of medicinal plants. All had been prepared with very strict calculations. No plant was used carelessly, as each composition needed to harmonize with the soul power and energy structure he intended to form within the pill. Once all the plants were inside, his soul energy burst forth. He began regulating the cauldron’s temperature, creating a stable heat circulation.

Xiao Tian, Niu Gan, Jilang, and Bairu arrived at Lizuang City. As soon as they landed on the low plain, Xiao Tian paused for a moment. His gaze swept across the stone-paved road and the old buildings standing amidst a suffocating silence. His eyebrows furrowed. Even without sharpening his perception, he could feel how thin the spiritual energy was in this area. Dry and lifeless, like land long untouched by life. "Such a realm still exists in the Starry Sky?" he whispered, more to himself. The air he breathed seemed to carry no vitality, only an empty weight that stifled inner strength. In the silence, memories of his hometown slowly surfaced. "This realm is almost the same as the Tianwu Realm, and cannot even compare to the Qinwu Realm." His murmured voice was heard by Niu Gan. The young man quickly turned to him. "Brother Tian, what’s wrong?" he asked, his voice soft but full of concern. "This place has extremely thin spiritual energy. Did you all grow up in this city?" Xiao T