Xu Qing knew he had to be very careful about picking a location for his Foundation Establishment breakthrough. 

There were many aspects to consider. For example, he needed to make sure no one was following him. At the same time, he needed to determine if there were any powerful organizations nearby. The local spirit power levels were important; he wanted a place where it wasn’t too strong, but wasn’t too weak. He didn’t want to be too close to a forbidden region, but at the same time, didn’t want to be near a city. All things considered, the wilderness seemed like the best option.

It didn’t seem like there were going to be a lot of places to pick from.

After he narrowed down the places that were suitable, he needed to determine if anyone else had used those places in the past for breakthroughs.

He had considered the temple complex in the forbidden region by the scavenger basecamp. But the surroundings were too dangerous. Besides, the Singing made him hesitant. So in the end, he chose not to go there.

The first place he visited was a Seven Blood Eyes city near Violet Lands territory. It was in the heartland of human-occupied South Phoenix, where there weren’t many forbidden regions, and things were relatively safe.

That said, there...