Chapter 1060 Leaving for the Star Shattering Sect
"Indeed... They might not even have known about the Tetonite..." Calming down after a few minutes of Xuan Hao reassuring her that the three Soul Ascension Realm Experts most likely had no idea about the Tetonite located beneath the palace, Yi Min flopped on to the bed exhausted.
Although she had managed to suppress the chaotic qi enough for her to have a conversation and move around, it was still exhausting to do so. Laying down on her bed was a far easier thing to accomplish compared to sitting up.
"How long do you think it will take for you to recover?" Asking this as he noticed just how exhausting it was for her to move around, Xuan Hao could not help secretly wondering if her earlier fall from the bed had made her situation worse.
On second thought, it was rather unrealistic for someone in the Soul Ascension Realm to end up in such a state due to a small fall from a bed...
"I don't know but given the fact that the chaotic qi managed to spread throughout my entire body and makes up most of the qi present inside my dantian, it wouldn't surprise me if it took me a month or longer to fully recover..." Lifting her head just enough to make eye contact, Yi Min thought about something for a short moment before continuing. "But I doubt I could ask you to stay around for that long, you still have to look after your sect. Especially now that the surrounding empires are looking to invade the Sky Empire." "Not only that, but there is also the threat of the Frozen Wastelands. Although things have calmed down over the past few months, the situation across other empires bordering the Frozen Wastelands have only grown worse, I even heard about an empire far stronger than the Sky Empire falling to a terrifying demonic cultivator..." Showing an expression filled with fear as she said this, Yi Min rolled around in her bed to shake off the fear she felt after mentioning the situation with the Frozen Wastelands.
In a sense, one of the reasons why the surrounding empires had not yet decided to attack the Sky Empire was also because of the current situation in the Frozen Wastelands.
Even though the situation of the Frozen Wasteland had yet to truly affect the Sky Empire, it could only be considered a matter of time when looking at the seemingly endless number of demonic cultivators coming out of the Frozen Wastelands. Reêad latest novels at novelhall.com
"Indeed, it is rather unfortunate that the Star Shattering Sect is located right next to the Frozen Wastelands. If something does end up happening, the Star Shattering Sect will likely be the first to suffer in the Sky Empire..." Remembering his past experience with the demonic cultivators trying to enter the Azure Sky Kingdom, Xuan Hao could not help smiling wryly as he said this.
The barrier he had created back then might be able to scare off the demonic cultivators below the True Demon Realm, but the moment a demonic cultivator in the True Demon Realm appeared, a large number of demonic cultivators would likely attempt to enter the Sky Empire again.
"Ah! Now that I think about it, Yi Min, how are you going to protect yourself during your recovery with your formation gone?" About to turn around and leave Yi Min to recover by herself, Xuan Hao suddenly remembered the fact that the formation Yi Min used to protect her kingdom had been destroyed.
"Huh? Ah... I didn't think about that..." Caught off guard by the question, Yi Min suddenly realized that she didn't have any form of protection left after her formation was destroyed. Even if she did have a thousand different artifacts, she had no way to use any of them in her current state...
Although the muscular Domain Lord Realm Expert should be more than strong enough to keep the Iron Sky Kingdom stable without her present, there was no way for him to protect her if another Soul Ascension Realm Expert ended up appearing... And given the current state of the Sky Empire with the Soul Ascension Realm Experts from the surrounding empires roaming around the place, it was not too unlikely for another Soul Ascension Realm Expert to show up.
"Hm... For now, do you want to come with me to the Star Shattering Sect?" Thinking about the problem for a moment, Xuan Hao decided to suggest this. Feeling like it would be a good opportunity for Yi Min to recover faster in the rich environment of the Shattered Star Peaks while at the same time getting to know the Star Shattering Sect.
"Huh? Go to your sect?"
"Yes, even if you leave your kingdom for a month or two, I doubt anything will happen unless one of the surrounding empires decides to invade the Sky Empire and ends up targeting your kingdom for the spiritual metal mine, but... If that really does happen, you won't be able to do anything about it in your current state."
"That... Indeed, I won't be able to do anything even if I remain here. On the other hand, my presence might even attract the attention of any Soul Ascension Realm Experts passing through the area." Muttering this to herself, Yi Min soon came to an agreement with Xuan Hao that she would leave with him to stay in the Star Shattering Sect for the next few months while she recovered.
The only thing she had to do before leaving was inform the muscular Domain Lord Realm Expert about her leaving and instruct him on what to do during her absence, while also making sure that he would just tell the rest of the people in the kingdom that she was in secluded cultivation to recover from the fight during her absence.
The fewer people knew about her absence, the better, as her disappearance would inevitably cause some people to become greedy for the spiritual metal below.