Chapter 114: Another Discovery

Jiang Yu paused briefly, made a decision, "Leave first, then find time to come back. I believe the entrance here is not something anyone can find a second time."

She looked as far as she could; the thick fog before had vanished, but the area was indeed large, perhaps she could still find some thunder mother stones.

So she said to Xia Bing, "Senior sister, that senior just told us the exit, we can leave accordingly."

"Alright, but after Daoist Dai of the Profound Heaven Sect entered together, I haven't found him here yet." Xia Bing also couldn't just walk away.

"Xia Bing, why didn't you say Dai Lin also came in?" Xue Miao swooped to their front.

And with a doubtful look examined Jiang Yu, "You, as soon as we met, are eager to lead us out. You aren't hiding some treasure to take after everyone leaves, are you?"

"Exactly, you can stay here and keep searching for treasure."

"Senior sister, let's go." Jiang Yu answered calmly, leapt onto Xia Bing's flying sword, exchanged a brief voice message, pointed out the direction and left.

Senior Brother Yang hurried to chase; everywhere here suppresses spiritual perception, fruit trees bear no fruit, plants form formations, and he doesn't expect any opportunity.

He chased while looking back, "Xue junior sister, what are you still waiting for? Do you really want to be trapped here without looking for the fish token?"

"Extremely infuriating." Xue Miao, of course not wanting to be trapped, stamped her foot, angry, and chased after.

She also asked, "Xia Bing, are you just ignoring the Daoist from the allied sect leaving?"

"We'll first go out to report safety." Xia Bing answered only after receiving Jiang Yu's approval.

But Xue Miao, watching Jiang Yu and Xia Bing, jumped down and slipped into the reed‑sword grass that had previously attacked her, and said, "Jiang Yu, are you sure you didn't take the wrong path."

Jiang Yu didn't bother to engage her, only whispered to senior sister how to move left and right through the reed grass.

As they walked, they caused those upright reed swords, always ready to strike, to have no chance to fire fine blade grass arrows, and they bent down to open a small path.

"Junior sister, hurry up." Senior Brother Yang, seeing the narrow winding path ahead, quickened his pace to chase the two ahead.

Xue Miao's inner injury flared, but the narrow path ahead was about to merge, she couldn't not chase.

Fortunately the passage wasn't very long; after winding several times, everyone finally saw the raging river ahead, and also a Nascent Soul cultivator.

That Nascent Soul cultivator was naturally Sui Lv Zhenjun; a short while earlier, after finishing the thunder calamity strike, he swiftly flew to the cracked mountain peak.

Though he entered without the proper method, he could still use his own spiritual perception to observe the surroundings and at once saw the cultivator Qian chasing after.

Unexpectedly, the opponent, a late Core Formation stage, vanished at an astonishing speed, causing Xue Qi Zhenjun and Master Liao Wu to exclaim repeatedly; the three Nascent Souls were only on par with a Core Formation in flight.

They were even a little over two li behind—no one would believe that—but they were about to disappear over two hundred li, and the spot where the disciples vanished was about to slip out of his spiritual perception.

The three combined their force and finally surrounded the cultivator Qian.

"Why have you all been chasing?" Cultivator Qian frowned; he had just used a secret method to elevate his body to the Core Formation stage and didn't wish to provoke high‑level cultivators.

Of course, if a duel is to happen, he'll accompany, just a chance to practice.

Sui Lv Zhenjun and his two companions were looking for people, so they didn't mind that he didn't bow as a Core Formation normally would; they politely asked whether he had seen any of their Foundation Establishment disciples.

The others, Cultivator Qian didn't recognize, only said, "Jiang Yu and her spirit beast will appear soon."

Sui Lv Zhenjun and the two exchanged glances; Master Liao Wu voluntarily stayed to converse with Cultivator Qian, letting the other two return quickly.

Over two hundred li is not a distance for a Nascent Soul; after the two turned back, they each guarded the left and right sides of the mountain.

Sui Lv Zhenjun here waited for Jiang Yu and Xia Bing to emerge, and also gave two Falling Moon Sect disciples.

"Master."

"Senior uncle."

Jiang Yu and Xia Bing both voiced and performed a salute; Xue Miao and the other also dared not act rashly before the Nascent Soul true lord, and all saluted.

Sui Lv Zhenjun nodded, immediately sent a message to Master Liao Wu and Xue Qi Zhenjun, the latter rushed from the other side of the mountain.

Xue Miao immediately said, "Grandfather, Dai Lin is still inside."

Jiang Yu rushed out and didn't go looking for him.

Moreover Jiang Yu knows the correct exit; now everyone is safe, we should go back in to rescue him.

Xia Bing wanted to rebut her, but Jiang Yu stopped her, "Senior sister, I need to discuss with the master for a moment."

Xue Qi Zhenjun signaled his granddaughter to stop speaking, and sent a voice to Sui Lv Zhenjun: "My son is beyond control, making the Daoist look foolish."

"I'll first clarify the junior disciple's details." Sui Lv Zhenjun told Xia Bing to find her teammates, then erected a soundproof barrier to ask Jiang Yu about the situation.

Jiang Yu had no intention to hide; what she encountered today was too unusual, so she immediately recounted the whole cause and effect, and handed the jade tablet given by Cultivator Qian to the master.

"This is terrible!" Sui Lv Zhenjun, upon hearing, did not take the jade tablet, but withdrew the barrier and flew off to find Master Liao Wu.

Xue Qi Zhenjun was startled, "What is it?"

"Liao Wu is in danger!" Sui Lv Zhenjun used spiritual perception to transmit; the two sped away, leaving Jiang Yu unsure whether to wait.

At this moment, Xue Miao approached, "Jiang Yu, you…"

Unexpectedly, Jiang Yu, as soon as she began to speak, quickly flew away.

"Hey, what do you mean?" Xue Miao, angry, tried to chase.

Senior Brother Yang suppressed his irritation and blocked her, "Junior sister Xue, even if you want to rescue Daoist Dai, it must be spoken by someone from the Profound Heaven Sect."

"I…"

"You are the direct granddaughter of the Falling Moon Sect's Primordial Great Cultivator, a prodigy most likely to advance to Core Formation before fifty."

"But…"

"If you can achieve Core Formation one step before Xia Bing, Daoist Dai's master would naturally support you more?" Senior Brother Yang could only advise that, though in his view, Xia Bing could never marry into the Profound Heaven Sect.

Back then, the precedent of Sui Lv Zhenjun's second disciple taught that the Grand Void Gate could not be unguarded.

And Sui Lv Zhenjun at this moment was about to fly to where Master Liao Wu was; from afar, the other was meditating as usual, chanting sutras.

Yet beside him there was no Core Formation cultivator, nor the usual serene expression during recitation; his face kept changing, sometimes joyful, sometimes sorrowful.

Approaching, it was discovered that Master Liao Wu seemed trapped in an illusion, fine sweat slowly seeping from his forehead.

"What about him?" Xue Qi Zhenjun, after settling, was shocked; few things can cause a late Nascent Soul cultivator to fall into hallucinations.

Sui Lv Zhenjun said, "I am here protecting the law one or two, Daoist friend, where are you?"

"The juniors have already resolved the crisis; I will stay with you." Xue Qi Zhenjun didn't even mention Dai Lin, and even didn't like this Profound Heaven Sect's Nascent Soul senior disciple, causing his granddaughter's mind to waver, yet he neither accepted nor clearly refused.

Sui Lv Zhenjun nodded, then sent a message to Jiang Yu: "If anyone asks you to re‑enter the secret place just now, I have not granted permission; do not go."

On this side, Jiang Yu found Xia Shijie and also saw many Foundation Establishment cultivators waiting by the river.

She received her master's message and immediately contacted her senior sister.

But the Profound Heaven Sect members, eager to learn the situation of their fellow sect members, surrounded her and Xia Bing, interrogating them nonstop.

And Wen Xin, after receiving Xue Miao's message, urgently said: "Daoist Jiang, please help lead us to find Senior Brother Dai."

"Our sect's Chongxu True Lord will arrive soon."

Jiang Yu, knowing that it was Master Dai's teacher, said, "There are many pitfalls inside; Daoist, be cautious, and wait for the elders to decide."