"Junior Sister."
Seeing this, Su Yan knew it was bad. He rushed towards Chu Lingwei, but it was too late. He could only hope that Senior Brother would save Chu Lingwei in time.
"Be careful."
Liu Yao felt danger approaching and quickly dodged with Chu Lingwei.
Chu Lingwei had already sensed the danger when it arrived. She unleashed the purple bell in her hand and gripped her spiritual sword, intending to face it head-on.
Before she could retaliate, her body was pulled away.
The purple bell unleashed its brilliance in the air, deflecting the spiritual energy from the Myriad Buddha Sect disciple. The Myriad Buddha Sect disciple suffered a backlash and fell heavily to the ground.
"Chu Lingwei, we will remember you."
As the fake Myriad Buddha Sect disciple fell, he shouted this into the air before dissolving into a pool of blood, which vanished before them, leaving no trace.
Hearing this, Liu Yao's eyes blazed with anger, but it was too late.
"Who exactly is he?" Chu Lingwei stepped forward, watching the blood on the ground turn into mist at an incredible speed and disappear before them, leaving no trace.
"Either a demon or a ghost." The expressions of the cultivators became extremely solemn. It seemed that the Xuan Tian Continent was no longer at peace.
Chu Lingwei's heart sank. The Demon Realm had changed hands. Could this new ruler be causing trouble?
"Fellow Daoist Chu, this person's origin is unknown. You should not venture out recently." A dark gleam flashed in Liu Yao's eyes. If that person were to spread the news from here, Chu Lingwei would be hunted.
"I will be careful. Thank you for your concern, fellow Daoist."
Chu Lingwei recalled the spiritual energy the fake Myriad Buddha Sect disciple had directed at her. It was Liu Yao who had pulled her away, using his own body to block that strike.
A cultivator they had just met would certainly not take a blow for someone else.
"Junior Sister," Su Yan quickly arrived beside Chu Lingwei and cupped his hands towards Liu Yao. "Thank you for your assistance, fellow Daoist Liu."
"You're welcome."
Liu Yao returned the courtesy.
"Third Senior Brother, do you know fellow Daoist Liu?" Now it was Chu Lingwei's turn to be surprised. Third Senior Brother knew Liu Yao, and her suspicions were instantly dispelled.
"Yes, fellow Daoist Liu is a cultivator of the Tongtian Realm from Zhaoyang Mountain." Su Yan assumed Chu Lingwei did not know Liu Yao and answered in detail. "Junior Sister, if it weren't for fellow Daoist Liu just now, you would have been injured."
Although Junior Sister had used a magical artifact to block the attack from the fake Myriad Buddha Sect disciple, his strike was too powerful, and she would still have been injured.
"Yes, thank you for saving me, fellow Daoist Liu." Chu Lingwei forced a smile and thanked him again.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, there's no need to be polite. It was just a small effort." Liu Yao chuckled. "Perhaps in the future, we will call each other Senior Brother."
Su Yan smiled and nodded. "My Junior Sister and I will await fellow Daoist Liu at the academy."
Originally, Liu Yao would have entered the Spiritual Cultivation Academy to train.
Chu Lingwei's suspicions were not dispelled. She stood by Su Yan's side, wearing a smile throughout.
"Mao Mao, did you notice anything unusual about him?"
"No, he appeared normal." Mao Mao had been standing on the magical artifact, staring at Liu Yao below. Even when he dodged with Weiwei, her gaze had not left him. "However, he seems to be quite concerned about you."
Chu Lingwei had the same thought.
"Junior Sister, we should go now." Su Yan saw that his Junior Sister was standing aside and not responding, so he asked again.
"Junior Sister?"
"Ah, Third Senior Brother, what is it?" Chu Lingwei was too engrossed in her analysis with the phantom cat and didn't realize her Third Senior Brother was speaking to her.
"Senior Brother is calling us back," Su Yan explained patiently.
Chu Lingwei nodded, bid farewell to Liu Yao, and followed Su Yan back to Leng Xingzhi's magical artifact.
"Weiwei, that person has been watching you," the phantom cat jumped into Chu Lingwei's embrace and transmitted telepathically.
Chu Lingwei controlled herself and did not turn back. She returned to her Senior Brother's side.
"Junior Sister, we will be staying here for a few days. What are your plans?" The cultivators from the various sects knew that the cultivators from the Spiritual Cultivation Academy were here. Leng Xingzhi did not hide his aura as before but landed openly not far from them, intending to set up camp.
"Reporting to Senior Brother, I need to find a spirit beast."
"Junior Sister, what kind of spirit beast are you looking for? Perhaps we can accompany you in a few days."
This was the center of Bing Ji Cliff. Although there were many cultivators here, the spirit beasts would not dare to approach carelessly. However, if Chu Lingwei were to leave this area, she would inevitably be attacked by spirit beasts.
"Thank you for your kind offer, Third Senior Brother. I have some grievances to resolve with that spirit beast." Chu Lingwei refused. Finding a spirit beast was just a pretense. There were some things she had to figure out herself.
Following closely behind her Senior Brother would make her feel unreal.
"Junior Sister, be careful." Leng Xingzhi made the decision for Su Yan. Since Weiwei had her own plans, he would let her go.
"Senior Brother, Junior Sister's cultivation is too low. She will be in danger if she leaves here." Su Yan was worried about his Junior Sister traveling alone.
Chu Lingwei's face darkened. Had they forgotten she was going to Bing Ji Cliff alone? "Third Senior Brother, I am now a cultivator in the Rongtian Realm, which is considered powerful."
Su Yan burst into laughter. In his eyes, his Junior Sister needed protection.
"Junior Sister, the spirit beasts in the center of Bing Ji Cliff are all above seventh rank..."
"Third Senior Brother, I can still handle seventh-rank spirit beasts." Chu Lingwei said with a苦笑. It seemed she needed to train more and quickly improve her cultivation.
"Junior Sister, be careful."
Su Yan knew that his Junior Sister had made up her mind and nodded.
Chu Lingwei summoned her flying artifact and, taking her two little beasts with her, departed in front of all the sect cultivators.
Liu Yao saw that the direction Chu Lingwei was heading was not towards the outer reaches of Bing Ji Cliff. Surprise flashed in his eyes. He then looked at Leng Xingzhi and the other, whose expressions remained unchanged.
"Weiwei, can we really lure him out?" the phantom cat speculated on Weiwei's plan.
"I don't know. If he doesn't come out, we'll have to go to Zhaoyang Mountain to see if this person really exists." Chu Lingwei always felt a strange sense of familiarity with Liu Yao.
She took out a tracking talisman, injected spiritual energy into it, and scattered them in all directions.
"Weiwei, are you suspecting that Liu Yao is Uncle Chu?" Feng Ming blinked, not understanding why Weiwei had such a thought.
"I hope not."
Chu Lingwei turned and flew towards the place where she had been knocked down by the Snow Domain Flying Bird.
After flying for an hour, an aura could be faintly sensed behind her.
Chu Lingwei and the phantom cat exchanged a glance and quickened their pace.
"Who are you?"
Chu Lingwei looked at the cultivator in black. Were these not the same black-clothed people who had been following her?
"Why did you want to kill him?" The black-clothed person's entire face was hidden in darkness, making it impossible for Chu Lingwei to see his features.
"Kill whom?"
Upon hearing this question, Chu Lingwei smiled inwardly. As expected, these people couldn't sit still any longer.
"You know."
The black-clothed person's voice carried a chill, but no killing intent. His voice was as calm as glacial water.