Deep into the night.
A hunched old woman quietly left Qiongbi Peak with a vine ball in her arms, which housed Ning Daoran and Big Stupid Deer.
This woman was naturally a Paper Substitute refined.
Ning Daoran only planned to stealthily resolve his arch-enemy; he never even considered gaining fame and glory by killing the Green-clothed Lady.
The ultimate rule for survival in the Cultivation World—lower one's profile, be subdued; this can never be changed.
Even now that he had reached Foundation Establishment, he could not forget his initial resolve, for if he became too complacent and lost himself in pride, he might accidentally capsize in some minor ditch.
The Cultivation World is fraught with dangers; one must be careful whenever it's possible. Ning Daoran had heard of a group of Qi Refinement Realm organizations exploring a Secret Realm, only to later discover that one among them was actually a Divinity Transformation Stage Ancestor—truly a terror!
