Chapter 4582 — There Are Other Ways
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It wasn't merely that he might find nothing worthwhile—even if he were lucky enough to come across something, Wei Zhao would have been too embarrassed to pocket it just like that. After all, in principle the master of this place was the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits, and everything here, including this whole underground space, belonged to it. If it had been any other spirit beast, Wei Zhao would have plundered without a shred of guilt—but who could help it if the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits was an old friend of his?
Wei Zhao had never made a habit of robbing friends of their treasures. And besides, the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits had gone out of its way to accompany him in cultivation all this time. If he still schemed to filch something off it, he'd be less than human. So to spare them both the awkwardness, Wei Zhao simply gave up the notion of exploring altogether.
Trapped here with nothing to do, it was no different from being in prison. Anyone in his shoes would feel frustrated and glum, and even Wei Zhao's placid temperament was no exception.
"Actually, that's not necessarily so," the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits suddenly said.
"Don't tell me you have a way to keep those five-element killing qi from fleeing?" Wei Zhao's spirits surged at once. If he could keep cultivating smoothly, then at the previous pace it wouldn't be long before he could look forward to the mid Nascent Soul stage.
If his strength truly reached that step, then even against the Old Sect of the Western Mountains, Wei Zhao would have enough confidence!
He might not be able to stand against it head-on, but at least he'd have some ability to protect himself—nothing like the precarious state he'd been in before. Especially with the help of that ghostly thing, Wei Zhao was confident he had a full fifty percent chance of escaping, perhaps even more.
"I hadn't thought of that. Those five-element killing qi are actually more sensitive than any human cultivator or spirit beast. If I shielded my aura with my whole being, I might have a slight chance of fooling them—but the moment I move, there's certainly no hope," the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits said, shaking its head.
"Uh, then what did you mean by 'not necessarily'…" Wei Zhao grimaced in disappointment.
"I didn't mean it wasn't necessarily about cultivation—I meant it wasn't necessarily about whether you can get out," the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits said with a smile at Wei Zhao's glum expression.
"Get out? How?" Wei Zhao's eyes lit up and he asked hastily.
Continuing to cultivate here would yield little anyway, so if there was a way out now, he'd have not the slightest regret. It had been nearly a year and a half since he'd left the Northern Island—so much time had slipped by without his noticing. To be honest, he truly missed his fellow disciples and worried whether they might have run into trouble.
"Now you know this place has two entrances. The one in the heart of the Southern Island is certainly not worth trying—after all, you may well be on the spirit beasts' blacklist by now, and that place is far too dangerous for you. But the one you came in through—I think it's worth another try. After so long, perhaps their watchers have already been withdrawn," the Dragon of Five Baleful Spirits said after some thought.
"Right!" Wei Zhao clapped his head in sudden excitement. It was only because he was too close to the matter that he hadn't thought of it. No matter how cautious and suspicious the Old Sect of the Western Mountains might be, human patience had its limits.