Bi Xuan now deeply regretted it; she shouldn't have let You Wu, Lian Si, and the others handle this matter. Now, not only was the task unfinished, but they had also messed things up.

She had only one thought now.

That was to quickly find Li Yun and explain the situation clearly before he and the others sought help from the Heavenly Martial Sect.

"Go!"

"Immediately arrange for people to find Li Yun. Remember, do not engage them in combat again. Our goal is absolutely not to become enemies with the Heavenly Martial Sect."

"The Heavenly Martial Sect has been able to establish itself in Eastern Cloud Continent for eight hundred years and become one of the Four Top Sects with the strongest power; it is definitely not as simple as you imagine."

"If the Heavenly Martial Sect becomes enraged, if Chen Jiuxu becomes enraged, there will be no place for our Netherworld Association to stand in Eastern Cloud Continent!"

Lian Si lowered her head and replied, "Yes, Miss, I know I was wrong. This time, I will definitely handle the matter properly!"

"Go on!"

Bi Xuan waved her hand, telling Lian Si to leave.

She herself frowned, sat down, and carefully thought about the course of events, but the more she thought, the more uneasy she felt.

She was a little puzzled.

You Wu was her confidante and had grown up with her since childhood. When her mother, Ge Sulan, was one of the previous generation's Four Great Princesses of the Netherworld Association, You Wu was already by her mother Ge Sulan's side.

It was precisely because of this that she trusted You Wu.

Based on this trust, she had asked You Wu to invite Li Yun.

Logically, You Wu shouldn't have misunderstood her intentions, nor should she have messed things up to this extent. But she did mess things up, even losing her own life.

Could there be something fishy going on?

And Lian Si...

Although Lian Si's relationship with her wasn't as close as You Wu's, she was also someone her mother, Ge Sulan, had arranged to be by her side, someone who could be absolutely trusted.

But looking at Lian Si, something seemed a bit off.

"Could it be... related to that guy?"

Bi Xuan suddenly remembered something and was so startled she stood up from her chair again.

"No!"

"Perhaps Lian Si can no longer be trusted. I cannot entrust the matter of finding Li Yun to others anymore..."

Thinking of this.

Bi Xuan quickly turned and walked behind a screen, rapidly changed her clothes, and made some disguises. When she reappeared, she had completely transformed into another person.

Before anyone could come in, she quietly flipped over the windowsill and darted out.

...

Outside Purple Cloud Prefecture, Green Peak Mountain.

In an inconspicuous Daoist temple, Li Yun sat quietly on a stone stool. Beside him, Zhang Ruohan was practicing her swordplay. As her sword moved, wind rose, howling like a lament.

Li Yun nodded silently.

"Not bad, Senior Sister... I didn't expect that the battle last night actually allowed your swordplay to break through. It's finally successfully perfected."

"It can be considered a blessing in disguise."

Zhang Ruohan put away her sword and walked over, without much of a happy expression on her face.

Instead, she looked a bit serious.

"Although the Sorrowful Wind Sword Technique has broken through, I'm afraid my match with Huangli Ying won't happen now. We can't even go back to Purple Cloud Prefecture."

"Why? Just because of that Netherworld Association?"

"Yes, the Netherworld Association's target is you. I can't take this risk. It's just a spiritual plant anyway; at worst, I'll just let Huangli Ying have it."

"In my eyes, you are a hundred times more important than any spiritual plant."

Perhaps because even the bed collapsed last night, Zhang Ruohan had completely opened her heart to Li Yun. While it couldn't be said she looked at Li Yun with tender affection, she was at least undisguisedly fond of him.

"Let's stay here for a day first. When night falls, we'll go back, directly returning to the Heavenly Martial Sect."

"From now on, until you reverse to Innate, don't come out again."

"Damn!"

As soon as Li Yun heard this, he immediately became unhappy.

"I came out to relax, but I have to go back in less than two days, just because of a Netherworld Association?"

"Until I reverse to Innate, I can't come out again."

"Then what's the difference between that and being in prison?"

To be honest, Li Yun wasn't against staying in the Heavenly Martial Sect to practice Martial Dao.

For one, everyone in the Heavenly Martial Sect treated him very well, and the atmosphere was harmonious. Even if there were any unpleasantries, Gu Xiaoxian, Zhang Cong, and others would shield him.

He could cultivation without any worries.

For another, he himself was a cultivation fanatic. With the opportunity to cultivation in peace, he could endure loneliness.

But voluntarily staying to cultivation was completely different from being forced to stay and cultivation because he couldn't go out!

He had been stubborn since he was a child!

If you talk to me nicely, anyone can become a friend. But if you try to threaten or force me, then sorry, no way!

Even if the King of Heaven came, it wouldn't work.

The Netherworld Association is strong and dangerous, so what?

If you dare to hand this old man a knife, then even if I cripple myself fighting, I will make blood splatter five steps away from you!

"I'm not going back!"

"If you want to go back, go back yourself!"

Zhang Ruohan was instantly speechless and said exasperatedly, "You, why are you throwing a tantrum... I'm thinking about your safety, but you're telling me to go back first. If you don't go back, how can I go back?"

"If I leave you alone outside and go back myself, Elder Gu wouldn't cause a scene at the Disciplinary Hall's Main Hall?"

Li Yun immediately looked sheepish upon hearing this.

"Uh... I was just kidding, just kidding... Don't take it seriously."

"But I really don't plan on going back."

"Everything was fine, I didn't provoke anyone, and suddenly a Netherworld Association pops up wanting to kill me. Damn, this is simply unbearable!"

"Although I killed all their people last night, I still don't feel satisfied!"

"Especially when I think that if you hadn't happened to collapse the bed and we had switched rooms, I might have been stabbed in the back while I was happy... I just feel an itch in my teeth from hate!"

"Go ask around, which man can tolerate this?"

"Ptooey!"

Zhang Ruohan's cheeks flushed red with anger. "Stop talking! What nonsense are you spouting? That bed clearly collapsed because you were too forceful... And what am I supposed to go ask about? Is this the kind of thing I can inquire about?"

"Cough... slip of the tongue, slip of the tongue!"

"But anyway, that's what I mean. The words may be rough, but the logic isn't. I have to get revenge for this, otherwise I won't feel right. If I don't feel right, my thoughts won't be clear. If my thoughts aren't clear, I can't cultivation the Martial Dao!"

"If I can't cultivation the Martial Dao, I'll be useless!"

"If I'm useless, then this world has no reason to exist either!"

"Let's all be destroyed together!"

Zhang Ruohan immediately looked blank.

Her face was full of 'Who am I, where am I, and which idiot am I listening to? How can someone be so infuriating?'

"Heh heh, this young friend speaks truly interestingly!"

"What a line, 'If thoughts aren't clear, the world will follow and be destroyed.'"

"It is said there are three thousand worlds, humans cannot reach them, immortals are hard to arrive, only one's thoughts can reach. This young friend has a very clear understanding of the relationship between one's own thoughts and the external world. It can truly be said that his Innate wisdom is astonishing."

Suddenly, an old Daoist holding a whisk, wearing a Daoist robe, whose exact age was difficult to determine, walked out from the Stone Gate beside them.

Li Yun turned his head to look, and his eyeballs almost popped out on the spot!

【Observing the Divine Charm of Heaven and Earth, Cognition Points +1 million】

【Observing the Divine Charm of Heaven and Earth, Cognition Points +1 million】