Half a month later, Yuan Ming returned to Wangyue City. After surveying the area and learning that Changchun Temple's team had captured Pu Zhengqing and returned to the Great Jin, and that the Sha Hao incident had settled down, he reopened the spiritual incense shop with Hu Tu and Muyang within the city. Once he had taken care of the shop's affairs, he retreated to his cave dwelling alone.

The new shop's business was quieter than before, but Yuan Ming, now not lacking in spirit stones or elixirs, ran the shop merely for a steady income. Thus, he allowed Hu Tu to manage the business and promotion as they saw fit, without putting in as much effort as before.

Sha Hao's inheritance should sustain his cultivation to the later stages of Foundation Establishment. Unless something significant occurred, Yuan Ming planned to remain in seclusion and cultivate.

Past experiences had intensified his desire for greater strength. Whether in the Southern Border or the Great Jin, only absolute power could ensure absolute authority. The so-called fairness only applied when powers were equal.