He was indeed not far.
The moment Star Ring was killed in the fifth realm, at the entrance of the Immortal Palace, in front of the Immortal Welcoming Platform…
A blurry figure appeared there.
This place was one of the three paths leading into the Immortal Palace. Xu Qing had seen it from a distance before; it was a bridge shrouded in fog.
At this moment, the fog churned, and after the figure materialized, it abruptly retreated, appearing on the Immortal Welcoming Platform in an instant.
As it stepped onto the bluestone, the figure stumbled, coughing up a mouthful of fresh blood.
Its chest heaved, breath quickened, and its expression carried the look of one who had narrowly escaped disaster.
He was Star Ring.
However, his current aura was fluctuating heavily and his body emitted a sense of weakness. One could even see half of his body intertwined between illusion and reality.
"Xu Qing…"