A long time had passed, so the immortal beast stampede was completely over. The Immortal Guards from the Intermediate Zone had left the protected area to deal with the mess the beasts had left behind. Relying on the Soul Swallowing Gaze, Long Chen avoided many of them. After about two hours, he finally returned to Area Eighteen.7

The place was a mess. Over ten Earth-tier herbs that required protection had gone missing. They had likely been uprooted by the immortal beasts.1

After reaching the Fourth River Stage, Long Chen’s gaze grew more reserved despite being stronger. Although there were no heavenly rivers in the Counter Essence Realm, he had managed to make two breakthroughs by force. And the condensed star rivers within his star vein did not show any signs of instability.0

Long Chen had killed Yu Chong as soon as the immortal beast stampede arrived. At the time, they were both on the same team. Now that he was back, he was afraid of having...0