Hou Niao flew back recklessly, which was actually a gamble.
Under normal circumstances, Sword Cultivators from the Shan Sect in Wu Country's airspace, or Daoists from the Wu Sect in Shan Country's airspace, were not in danger, even though they were prone to provocation; but since there was no actual warfare, they were still considered guests, albeit unwelcome ones.
A strange fact was that Shan Sect Sword Cultivators would not kill Wu Sect Daoists on their own territory, and Wu Sect Daoists would not kill Shan Sect Sword Cultivators who were simply traveling through Wu Country. This was an unspoken rule to prevent skirmishes from turning into war.
The real danger lay in encounters between the two Sects' Cultivators in the airspace of a third country—that would be hazardous.
He hadn't been flying for long when he felt a vast Divine Sense sweep over him from afar, and at the same time, a surging aura skimmed a thousand feet above his head, filled with a suppressive intent.
