After making ample preparations, Lü Zhong gave his instructions to Hong Fu and the other woman, telling them to continue printing storybooks. He then left Yongling City with the Spirit-Seeking Rat to begin his search for a Soul Nourishing Land.
The first location was just over a hundred li northwest of Yongling City.
Being so close to Yongling City, the result was predictable.
The second location was Shuixian Lake, on the border between Yongling City and the Luoyun Sect's territory.
Just like before, he failed to find a fully-formed Soul Nourishing Land.
Time trickled by. During the day, Lü Zhong used Concealing Breath and Traces to move through the mountains and forests, avoiding other cultivators and Demon Beasts lying in ambush for their next meal. He checked each location one by one.
He spent a full month searching the entirety of Yongling's territory but still found no Soul Nourishing Land.
He was neither discouraged nor surprised by this.
