The residences that New Hale City prepared for them were hotel rooms reserved for the military, located right next to their central base. It was apparent just what kind of importance they placed on the group that had just arrived from the First Academy of Cultivators. After all, the hotel was practically filled to the brim at all times, and it most certainly wasn’t easy to secure a series of rooms for them.

To that end, both Qin Ye and Li Jixi had even been allocated single rooms.

“Excellent…” Qin Ye immediately switched off the lights as soon as he entered his room. Then, he drew the curtains and gazed into the distant reaches of New Hale City, where the boundaries of the brightly lit area met with the encroaching darkness in the surroundings, “This saves us some trouble…”

The three eastern provinces were too close for comfort.

It was just an arbitrary line that demarcated both regions.

The daolord might not have known of his arrival, and he still had the shard of King Yanluo’s Seal at his disposal. However, it would still be prudent to be guarded against all exigencies.

Yoke of Five Ghosts. It wouldn’t be a bad idea to have the five ghosts at the ready within a radius of five hundred meters from himself.

However, such an orthodox Hell’s Art could never be used in front of others around them. Thus, Qin Ye had already planned to bide his time until everyone was asleep, before finally heading out to go about his business. But...