Zhuang Wujiu instantly retreated from the Underworld.
"Venerable Guangxiao!"
He let out a sharp cry, and Venerable Guangxiao flew over, carrying him toward the black iron pillar!
Venerable Guangxiao was a being comparable to the Great Ascension stage and moved at extreme speed. Even with the Black Pot running at full tilt, the journey from Western Capital to the great iron pillar took a little under half an hour, yet Venerable Guangxiao brought Zhuang Wujiu there in a mere quarter of an hour.
The two stopped, and Zhuang Wujiu immediately searched all around, trying to find the person who had collected the treasure. However, this place was a vast expanse of white, devoid of even a ghost, let alone a person!
The treasure thief obviously would not stay put and wait for him to catch them; naturally, they had made off with it!
"Venerable Guangxiao, the Yang World!"
With a loud shout from Zhuang Wujiu, Venerable Guangxiao immediately carried him to break through the barrier between the Yin and Yang Worlds, appearing in the Yang World.
They appeared on the eastern mountain of Western Capital, upon a post road winding through the mountains.
It was currently night, and dawn had not yet broken, but the post road was already bustling with people coming and going. This road was a vital thoroughfare connecting the various counties east of Jinzhou Province, carrying a heavy flow of carriages and horses. There were passing merchant caravans, transport teams delivering vegetables and meat to the capital, barefoot porters, and sightseeing scholars—a bustling stream of traffic and pedestrians, exceptionally lively.
The carriages and horses hung Peachwood Talismans, hoisted lanterns, and were escorted by the Imperial Guard, with Divine Shrines floating behind their heads to guard against sudden attacks by Sui.
Over the past few months, because