Wait a minute, where is my master?

"Let's do it," he decided.

Jin Xu could faintly sense the twenty-four Mystic Treasure Pearls' connection to himself, and with a thought, he closed his eyes.

He began to examine it carefully.

About the time it took to burn one stick of incense later,

the Taoist abruptly opened his eyes, a trace of faint surprise flickering through his pupils.

"I really sensed it," he murmured.

Jin Xu could feel that his storage magic treasure seemed to be in a very distant place, but at this moment, he could clearly pinpoint its location.

The sensation was profound and mysterious, quite wonderful.

However, having sensed it was one thing, yet how to reach there seemed to become another issue.

The Taoist habitually furrowed his eyebrows and gazed at the ground, lost in thought.

Suddenly, he recalled the experience of asking for directions in the Qingmu Secret Realm.

"There are no roads in this world until someone walks them, the ancestors do not deceive," he said to himself, suddenly raising his fist and swinging it mightily at the air next to him!

A breeze brushed by, and the air that had endured Jin Xu's punch seemed unchanged.

After a moment, sounds of cracking echoed out suddenly one after another.

Now looking in front of the Taoist, where he had swung his fist just moments before, a spider web-like spatial rift appeared abruptly and violently shattered open.

Little Black, perched on Jin Xu's shoulder, seemed startled by this scene and curled up into a ball.

On the other side of the spatial rift, a slightly somber but surprised voice suddenly came through.

"Temple Master!?"

At the sound, Jin Xu turned his head and saw Little White, still with frost on his nose, looking at him excitedly through what seemed like countless layers of space.

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Outside the Shui Clan territory.

The Old Dean and Elder of Pan Shi Valley, trapped under the continuous mountain range, watched helplessly at the feet and calves of a few individuals in front of them.

If one were to ask about Yan Chu's mood right now.

It was regret, intense regret.

He never expected that a well-intentioned lie of his not only would be seen through by an old friend but now half of this lie had actually come true!

The Old Dean remembered that he had never cultivated any magic that made words come true.

How did Ji Ye's troublesome granddaughter really come down to the Lower Realm to cooperate?

The key issue was, if she descended, why did she have to bump into old fellows from Kunlun Immortal Palace?

Yan Chu was filled with immense regret.

A furious voice suddenly erupted beside him.

"Damn it, the lie was spread by the old scholar, Elder Chi, why are you pressing me! And wasn't the whole situation clarified, if you don't let us out, do you want to keep this mountain and river map pressed on us forever!"

As the scrawny elder spoke, a rich earthy yellow light emanated from his body, his skinny frame suddenly swelling, as if he was about to forcibly break free from beneath the mountain range.

And indeed, he was the Elder of Pan Shi Valley, empowered by his strong physique, the unending mountain range really began to lift bit by bit under his strain.

However, the peace did not last long, as Elder Chi, standing in front of the mountain, calmly placed a hand on the mountain side. The part of the range that had just risen a bit was instantly pressed back down firmly to the ground.

"... Damn it, Elder Chi, wait till I reach the True World Immortal Realm!"

Once again thwarted, the Elder of Pan Shi Valley grudgingly threw out a harsh threat, his muscles instantly reverting to their scrawny state.

At this moment, Elder Chi leisurely said, "Indeed, the lie wasn't yours, but since you and Yan Taoist came here together, you must have intended to meet Jin Taoist, right? Knowing yet not speaking, Elder Geda, you've committed the crime of harboring."

"Elder Chi, you..."

The withered old man, who had already calmed down, upon hearing this, wanted to swear a few more words, but before he could speak, the Old Dean beside him promptly stopped him.

"Enough, Elder Geda, hold your tongue. Mr. Chi, I have said all that needs to be said, and indeed, it was improper of me to conceal the message from the Upper Realm.

"But, there is a reason for this. Look, the news that Jin Xu is a demon has only been communicated by our Qingmu Academy's Upper Realm Taoist so far; none of the rest of you have even a whisper of it.

"I did not rashly inform everyone because I was secretly investigating and planned to clarify things before telling you all. Otherwise, you wouldn't have encountered me here today. Moreover, he just purified many impurities in the Nine Provinces Sea Eye, so the message passed by the Upper Realm might even have some error."

When Yan Chu was initially suppressed by the mountain range, he did not want to reveal the message from the Upper Realm, but there stood someone on the other side who knew the inside story—Ji Junqiao.

Before he had explained, the other side straightforwardly revealed everything without hiding anything.

"Heh, what a 'just cause,' the Four Great Immortal Sects and my Kunlun Immortal Palace have been like branches of the same tree on life-and-death matters in the Nine Provinces Realm since ancient times. If the person in the portrait from the Upper Realm wasn't the disciple of your good friend, Tianxing Taoist, would you still keep it hidden?"

At this time, Mr. Chi had already learned from the Shui Clan Elder about the Taoist's whereabouts.

The Old Dean, suppressed beneath the mountain, heard this and chuckled twice, speaking in a deep voice.

"Elder Chi, you really underestimate me. If the news from the Upper Realm Taoist hadn't involved Jin Taoist, I definitely would have discussed it with you all promptly, no matter whose disciple he was.

But it's about Jin Taoist.

Elder Chi, I ask you, even if we now truly prove that Jin Taoist is the demon spoken of by the Upper Realm, and there is not even a slight misunderstanding, with you being in the True World Immortal Realm, us folks here, plus Elder Lu who isn't present, could we really capture him?"

Upon these words, the Ancestor of Kunlun Immortal Palace suddenly fell silent.

His previous speech was actually a way to find a reason to press the other side a bit more, merely to drag out time.

But now, how could this old scholar slice with such killing intent!

"I can!"

Just when everyone was silent, Ji Junqiao, who had previously gone by the name Si Yinyin, suddenly spoke.

In her hand appeared an entirely white jade slip.

"Before coming from the Lower Realm, I specially took this from my father's secret vault for protection. It will definitely capture that little Taoist!"

The atmosphere at the scene became somewhat awkward for a time.

After a while,

The Old Dean, suppressed beneath the mountains, weakly said, "Ahem, Fairy Jun Qiao, my comment wasn't about asking who could capture Jin Taoist."

At this moment, Mr. Chi also hesitated for a moment, then waved his hand and withdrew the mountain and river map that was pressing on the two of them, saying,

"Ahem, since Jin Taoist is in the secret realm on Sae Island, let's just go meet him."

After speaking, he was the first to escape from the deep sea.

The free Old Dean and the withered old man stood up, expressing their agreement, and closely followed after him, escaping as well.

Ji Junqiao, dressed in a pink gown, looked somewhat bewildered.

At this moment, Grandma Yu approached her curiously and asked, "Mr. Chi... Mr. Ji, why didn't you use this thing at the Sea Eye?"

"Although this object is powerful, its range is limited. With that endless filth, I was worried it wouldn't hit the Mad Woman, so I didn't plan to use it unless absolutely necessary."

"Oh."

Having received an answer, the Shui Clan Elder at this moment also chose to head towards Sae Island.

Meanwhile, Ji Junqiao, still bewildered, stomped her foot in confusion and muttered,

"Wasn't it you who asked who could capture the little Taoist?"

After saying this, she also used an Escape Technique and flew away above the sea.

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At the same time.

The Great Elder of the Demon Sect had already arrived on the shore of the East Sea.