Ling Luoyi relayed this news to Ling Huayu via a sound transmission jade slip. Just as she was about to leave, she saw Qiu Yuanxi, who had already returned to her original appearance, looking at her. Remembering something, Ling Luoyi asked, "A Yuan, did you descend through a passage opened by the Holy Temple?"
"Yes," Qiu Yuanxi replied casually, not realizing anything was amiss.
Qiu Yuanxi's engagement to the third young master of the Lei family was set in childhood. It had been nearly twenty years. Women on the Canglan Continent generally married later, so it wasn't considered unusual.
However, Qiu Yuanxi had insisted on breaking off the engagement, which prompted her parents to force her to marry quickly. Unable to refuse her parents, Qiu Yuanxi didn't want to marry, so she confined herself to the Holy Temple on the Canglan Continent under the guise of closed-door cultivation, only sneaking out a few times occasionally. The Holy Temple had a rule that outsiders were not allowed in without summons, which was why Qiu Yuanxi had enjoyed years of peace.
Seeing Ling Luoyi's strange gaze, Qiu Yuanxi suddenly realized that even if she had disguised herself as someone else and entered the Holy Temple with Ling Luoyi, if Ling Luoyi came out alone, she would still be discovered! If discovered, it might lead back to the Ling family. If her parents found out about her relationship with Ling Luochen, Ling Luochen would be in danger!
Thinking of this, Qiu Yuanxi became anxious. Last time, she had relied on the Holy Temple's spiritual power to barely open a spatial passage, but now she couldn't open one and couldn't return directly to the Holy Temple.
Qiu Yuanxi looked at Ling Luoyi for help. Seeing this, Ling Luoyi said helplessly, "Forget it, go into the Starry Night World first. You came from the alchemy room in Qingxin Hall, right? I'll let you out when I get there."
"Little Luo'er is so kind." With the problem solved, Qiu Yuanxi beamed with starry eyes.
Ling Luoyi put Qiu Yuanxi into the Starry Night World, and then a white light flashed beneath her feet, transporting her to the forest outside the central city of the Canglan Continent.
The Canglan Continent had no countries, only families and sects. Basically, each major family or sect occupied a city. The central city of the Canglan Continent was the location of the Holy Temple, hence its name, Holy City.
Centering on the Holy City, the various families and sects of the Canglan Continent were scattered outwards. The closer to the Holy City, the more noble they were. Qiu Yuanxi's Qiu family and Ling Luoyi's guard commander Mu Anning's Mu family were the top two families on the Canglan Continent, so their respective cities were located to the south and north of the Holy City, being the closest two cities to it.
A moment later, Ling Luoyi arrived at the city gate of the Holy City. After presenting her identity token as the Battle Saintess, she entered the Holy City.
The Holy City was different from other cities. The citizens of the Holy City were relatives of the people of the Holy Temple. Even if that person had died, their relatives could still live in the Holy City, which was the Holy Temple's guarantee to their family members.
Upon arriving at the Holy Temple, the guards had seen her portrait, and Ling Luoyi was not visiting for the first time. They all recognized her, so they let her in directly without even asking for her identity token.
Ling Luoyi had been to Qiu Yuanxi's Qingxin Hall before and didn't need anyone to lead the way.
"Greetings, Battle Saintess Your Highness." The guards, maids, and disciples of Qingxin Hall bowed to her.
Ling Luoyi waved her hand, signaling them to rise.
The guard captain stepped forward and said respectfully, "Battle Saintess, are you here to see our Saintess again? Our Saintess is currently in closed-door cultivation. Do you need me to escort you?"
It wasn't the first time Ling Luoyi had come while Qiu Yuanxi was in seclusion. Qiu Yuanxi had told them not to stop Ling Luoyi, which was why the guard captain spoke this way.
"No need. This Saintess knows where your Saintess is cultivating. I can go by myself."
"Yes."
Seeing Ling Luoyi heading towards Qiu Yuanxi's exclusive alchemy room, others were not surprised.
Qiu Yuanxi's Qingxin Hall was a very quiet place within the Holy Temple, as alchemists needed a quiet environment for alchemy. Her exclusive alchemy room was located behind Qingxin Hall, very quiet and quite far away.
Fearing discovery of her departure, Qiu Yuanxi had sent away all the maids and other staff in the alchemy room. Therefore, Ling Luoyi saw no one when she arrived at the alchemy room.
Entering the alchemy room and confirming that no one else was inside, Ling Luoyi released Qiu Yuanxi.
As soon as Qiu Yuanxi came out, she looked at the things she hadn't touched for nearly two years, and her mood was a little complicated.
"Little Luo'er, I missed this place a lot when I was in your little world for so long. But as soon as I returned here, I couldn't help but dislike it."
"A Yuan, stop disliking it and cultivate quickly. Go to the Holy Realm as soon as possible. You are the only one missing there."
"Little Luo'er, I'm not as monstrous as you. The other three are all hundreds of years old seniors, especially Si Qi, who is over a thousand years old." Speaking of this, Qiu Yuanxi was also discouraged. Those three seniors aside, Ling Luoyi was younger than her but had arrived in the Holy Realm years before her. She herself didn't know when she would be able to go to the Holy Realm.
Feeling increasingly dejected, Qiu Yuanxi looked at the relaxed Ling Luoyi beside her and said irritably, "Little Luo'er, you should go back to the Holy Realm. If you don't go back in time, I'm afraid the Domain Lord will come looking for you."
"You worry too much. The Domain Lord knew the moment I appeared before the Holy Temple on the Gu Xuan Continent. Also, if I leave after only being here with you for a short while, don't you think my purpose is too obvious? When have I ever left so early?"
"That's right. Then stay a while longer. I should also use this furnace. If they discover that this furnace is cold, it might cause trouble again."
Saying that, Qiu Yuanxi sat down in front of the large alchemy furnace in the center of the alchemy room and began to refine medicine.
Ling Luoyi sat beside her for a while before leaving and returning to the Holy Realm.
As Ling Luoyi had expected, the Domain Lord had informed everyone of Ling Luoyi's emergence from seclusion the moment she appeared before the Holy Temple on the Gu Xuan Continent. Therefore, at the entrance to the Holy Realm, Ling Luoyi encountered the Asura King, who had come to find her.
"Battle Saintess."
"Asura King."
The Asura King appeared to be around thirty years old, but at their status, their appearance could no longer be used to determine age. The Asura King was of the same generation as the Domain Lord, and the Domain Lord was over a thousand years old.
After exchanging greetings, seeing that the Asura King seemed hesitant, Ling Luoyi directly said, "Asura King, are you here to find this Saintess regarding the matter you entrusted to me two years ago?"
"Yes." Seeing Ling Luoyi bring it up proactively, the Asura King said, "I wanted to see you as soon as I heard the news of the Battle Saintess emerging from seclusion, but I also heard that you had gone into seclusion again, so I missed you. I wonder if the Battle Saintess has captured the traitor of my clan?"
Ling Luoyi smiled faintly and released Xuan He, who had been tortured for over a year. After being tortured for more than a year, Xuan He was in a daze. If he couldn't die, he would have committed suicide. Seeing the Asura King now, Xuan He acted as if he had found a lifesaver and begged the Asura King to take him away.
Seeing Xuan He like this, the Asura King momentarily doubted if this was Xuan He. Xuan He had been valiant and spirited when he left the Asura clan, unlike his current dispirited state. If it weren't for his face, the Asura King would not have recognized this as Xuan He.
"Battle Saintess, what is this?" the Asura King asked tentatively. Could it be that Ling Luoyi had used torture, and Xuan He had revealed that matter? Was that thing still on him? Or had he, unable to withstand the torture, handed over something crucial to the Asura clan to her?
Thinking of this, the Asura King looked at Xuan He with killing intent in his eyes, unseen by Ling Luoyi, and also harbored murderous intent towards Ling Luoyi.