When everything had been settled, Pearl prepared to leave with Stuart and the others. And a few hours later, they were on their way to the Celestial Sect.
As they went on their way, none of them noticed the figure that was standing from the peak of the mountain they had come from. It was Ricky, who came out of the Spirit Sect's territory to watch them leave, and on his face was an expression of melancholia and excitement. He whispered to himself, "Pearl has left. It's time for me to return to the Eastern Land next."
"Yes! It's time to go back. Norris, who is still in the Nether Manor, should have recuperated by now!" A voice suddenly sounded from behind Ricky. It came from Tina.
"I will give Autelan and Soar a few days to rest and recuperate. After that, we'll start our journey back. This time, we must fix all the problems with the Nether Manor, or else, I can't go to the Middle Land with peace of mind!" Ricky said in a serious tone.
"I just hope that Norris won't get stronger..." Tina replied, sounding a little worried.
"Don't worry so much! With the help of Mason and Evil Mandragora, I think we will be strong enough to take care of him this time," Ricky replied confidently.
Just as they planned, Ricky and others went on their way to return to the Eastern Land a few days later.
Mason led the way, and they reached the destination in just half a month.
Upon entering the Eastern Land, they realized that something bad had happened, because they could feel the oppressive atmosphere lingering on the land. It couldn't be seen, but it felt so thick that they could almost see it.
The aura of death and violence pervaded everywhere, and it was a sharp contrast with the brightness of the void.
"There is an immense air of death in this space. It seems that a fierce battle is about to take place," Mason uttered in a deep voice.
"Has Norris already recovered?" Ricky murmured solemnly.
With these thoughts, they moved faster without conscious thought, as they headed quickly towards the Oriental College.
But suddenly, a middle-aged man stopped them in their tracks. He was leading a group of people, and all of them were wearing some kind of blue robe as their uniform.
Their robes were decorated by a pattern that was vaguely familiar to Ricky.
He was not overly familiar with these robes, but he knew that they were unique to the Southern Array Sect.
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remaining disciples, as long as they surrendered and turned their backs on their forces, they would not be killed.
Finally, the remaining powerful warriors of these forces banded together and stole away to the core secret land of the Endless Shadow.
The Endless Shadow held a powerful array, which could burst out a strong power with the joint forces of several spiritual emperors. This made Norris tremble in fear.
And so, the Oriental College, the Casting Guild, and some other righteous forces had all been staying in the core secret land of the Endless Shadow for the last entire year.
However, they were just sitting still and waiting for death, for it was said that Norris was rapidly improving, and his power was becoming greater each day. He recently united with the spiritual emperors of the Nether Manor, and their joint force was powerful enough to destroy the said array.
"Damn it! He recuperated a long time ago!" Soar shouted impatiently after figuring out everything.
"The Old Oriental Emperor and his fellows are safe for the time being. Fortunately, it's not too late for us to fix the problem," Ricky also said in a serious tone.
"We'd better not lose any more time. Let's go to the secret land of the Endless Shadow now," Mason added. "We need to unite with your imprisoned seniors and fight back!"
With this piece of news, they were desperate to hit the road.
"Do you think you can just get off so easily after killing my son? All of you will go to hell with my son today!" a voice suddenly shouted out of the blue, screaming bloody murder at the top of his lungs.