Having decided to lie low for a while, Lu Yuan led the Taiping Dao in that very direction.
To say he was merely lying low was not entirely accurate; Lu Yuan simply had no intention of getting involved in the wars to the north, nor did he intend to pursue further expansion in the Southern Domain, or, to be precise, within the Changqing Domain.
However, he remained very active in seeking opportunities in other directions.
For instance, on this day.
Upon finishing his daily cultivation at Mi Yun Mountain's Yi Dancheng, Xiao Jingyi, his eldest disciple, approached him just as he stepped outside the door, reporting, "Master, Junior Brother Yang has returned from his travels and has brought back Dark Frost Iron to present to the sect."
Xiao Jingyi was a disciple Yi Dancheng had taken in ten years ago, and he was one of the seven within the Taiping Tao Sect who had already met the requirements to ascend to Human Immortal status.