Chapter 191: A Child

"Maybe he's been hiding in the barren mountain all along," Jiang Tu looked a little annoyed.

Jiang Yu patted it reassuringly: "When a cultivator hides after becoming invisible and stays still, even a Nascent Soul elder can hardly notice.

He has already manifested; I'll go meet him for a while.

Having said that, she turned and swiftly flew toward the Fu cultivator.

The latter was still pondering how to approach and speak, but didn't expect Jiang Yu's flying sword to already stand parallel to him, "Daoist friend, are you looking for me?"

"Daoist Jiang, I am Fu Heng. Years ago I was rescued by you in the Cangshan secret realm; meeting you today, I come to thank you," Fu Heng bowed with both hands.

Jiang Yu also clasped her fists, "Your thanks are received; I'm after treasure, so I must take my leave."

When the words ended, the flying sword whizzed away, showing no intention of lingering with anyone.

Fu Heng was slightly startled; amid his master's hearty laugh, he quickly caught up and said plainly, "Daoist Jiang, please wait a moment. I came with a request; could you help me?"

While speaking, he took a jade bottle from his storage bag, flew parallel to her, and poured out something.

A small handful of Creation Divine Mud!

Jiang Yu quickly halted, gesturing for him to land: "What is it?"

The flying sword only flies within ten zhang of low altitude; in an instant the two landed and sheathed their swords.

Jiang Yu cautiously told Jiang Tu to keep watch around, while Jiang Tu pretended to glance casually at Fu Heng's hand, "Don't set a barrier; he carries a ghost cultivator aura.

There are Knot Core cultivators passing invisibly at high altitude; as soon as you land you'll be detected by spiritual perception."

At the same moment, Fu Heng's voice rang out, asking where the cultivation place of the ghost cultivators inside the cave heaven is.

Jiang Yu paused briefly, "I don't know the exact location; this afternoon it was in a place without restrictions…

She gave a rough description of the Hidden Library Hall, then, with a reluctant glance at the Creation Divine Mud, "Without a map, I'm not sure where that mountain is, nor whether the teleportation array can be used now.

I'm afraid I can't be of much help."

Before Fu Heng could speak, his master spoke first, "You're impressive; can you tell me why you were sent out of the ghost realm by the Peng Bird demon soul?"

And as soon as the voice sounded, a gray mist barrier enveloped them, blocking the Knot Core spiritual perception flying overhead.

Jiang Yu saw a very beautiful female cultivator, materializing before her; her aura was only slightly weaker than the high‑rank ghost cultivator they had seen earlier.

Jiang Tu immediately manifested his form and cultivation on Jiang Yu's shoulder, "Knot Core Great Perfection?"

Jiang Yu hurriedly bowed, "Greetings, senior. I, the junior, am in the ghost realm you mentioned, where I met a human‑race Nascent Soul ghost king, who sent me out of there."

"You do have some luck," the beautiful female cultivator appraised her, "With a handful of Divine Mud, could you take my junior disciple to look for that mountain?"

"I will do my utmost," Jiang Yu replied. After all, Jiang Yu also needed a cultivator to enter the ghost realm; obtaining a portion of Creation Divine Mud would later be refined into her personal treasure.

The beautiful female cultivator nodded approvingly, "Describe that mountain in detail, along with the surrounding terrain.

Perhaps I have been there before." This cave heaven is very strange; each time it opens, the place is different.

Even if a cultivator leaves and tries to recall and draw the terrain, the map can never be complete.

But after hearing Jiang Yu's rough description, she had a faint recollection, and pointed with her right hand, "Search in this direction."

Jiang Yu naturally did not object, and even offered her Thunder Bamboo Fan, guiding the master‑disciple pair in flight.

The purpose was to let the temporary ally fly alongside her, preventing a surprise attack midway.

However, after the beautiful female cultivator finished pointing the way, she withdrew back into her ring and said no more, while Jiang Tu remained very wary of her, constantly on guard.

Jiang Yu transmitted to Fu Heng, "Comrade Fu, may I ask whether that senior entered the cave heaven three hundred years ago?"

"Hmm, my master, is a cultivator from the Dongzhou Heavenly Dao Sect.

She came to Tianyuan Continent a hundred years ago seeking a Nascent Soul opportunity; after failing, she sat in meditation and turned to the ghost path." Fu Heng did not conceal this; he sensed Jiang Yu liked straightforwardness.

In truth, their master and disciple have long rented a place in the Grand Void Sect Market; because of her, he was able to counter a slaughter in the secret realm back then, and he naturally has an extra trust in Jiang Yu.

"When I teleported to Dongzhou, I heard the Heavenly Dao Sect is the foremost of the ten great Dao gates, but unfortunately I never had the chance to see it.

Daoist friend, I suppose I'm a disciple of the Heavenly Dao Sect." Jiang Yu was then eager to return to look for family, uninterested in traveling Dongzhou, and at that time she lacked the strength.

"I am a Tianyuan native, introduced to the Dao path by my master, just a free cultivator." Fu Heng cooperated with Jiang Yu's conversation, and soon they "had a pleasant discussion."

Jiang Tu glanced at him several times from the side; this guy is a performer, and whispered via transmission, "Jiang Yu, you know they're deliberately going along with you to build a connection, yet you hand over a big step."

"Fancy carriages are lifted by everyone, relationships are all forged.

I also come from a free cultivator background." Jiang Yu took a moment to soothe him, then continued talking with Fu Heng.

At this point, the conversation had shifted from the market to an analysis of the combat strengths of the various parties in this cave heaven.

When Jiang Yu cleverly mentioned Ye Lin, Fu Heng fell silent for several breaths.

Jiang Tu was about to say "stop pretending," recalling that earlier you were at the foot of the barren mountain when a distant boom sounded and sword qi shot into the sky.

At the instant everyone's gaze focused, a sword flew swiftly toward them.

The blade's spiritual light was dazzling, its sound like dragon roars and tiger snarls—a spiritual treasure‑grade fine sword.

Jiang Yu's first reaction was to dodge and strike the sword away, but Fu Heng's master suddenly acted, sending several gray rays from his ring toward the sword.

And he said, "Little Heng, claim it."

Fu Heng, without a word, swiftly performed the recognition technique, about to strike onto the blade.

However, before he could strike, over a dozen Knot Core cultivators rushed in; before they reached him, their spells arrived first.

Boom—boom—boom, several spiritual lights struck the sword simultaneously, and Fu Heng's master could not resist.

The sword instantly flew away again, seized by the dozen Knot Core cultivators.

"What a pity," Fu Heng's master sighed, as Jiang Yu had already withdrawn from the battlefield at top speed.

She only needed to accelerate a bit before Jiang Tu shouted, "I see Jiang Bai and Master Lin."

It turned out they changed direction, flying toward the green bamboo tower on the mountain peak.

And the sword that just flew out originated from there.

Jiang Tu, following the map, quickly located the bamboo tower; his spiritual perception, upon closer inspection, saw Jiang Bai and Master Lin stepping out of the bamboo gate.

And it, without concealment, probed, instantly drawing the two's spiritual perception, "Jiang Tu! Jiang Yu?"

Jiang Bai and True Person Lin leapt through the air almost simultaneously, and Lu Xin, who was walking behind them, heard the two names and hurriedly followed, not stumbling.

Both sides rushed toward each other, and in the blink of an eye they met halfway.

"Hahaha, Jiang Bai, your cultivation has finally recovered," Jiang Tu was the first to leap onto Jiang Bai's hand.

Jiang Yu also immediately paid respects to True Person Lin, and at top speed used the Sound‑Transmitting Ghost‑Domain Nascent Soul to lock down the matter concerning the senior brothers and sisters.

Before True Person Lin could say anything, Lu Xin pushed forward and pointed at Jiang Yu: "Senior brother, this is the child you mentioned."

He was certain he wouldn't be mistaken, because Jiang Yu was the only Foundation Establishment female cultivator on the scene.

Jiang Bai looked up and said, "Of course, Jiang Yu is only eighteen; to us, she's just a child."