Yunxi raised a hand and caught the two Message Talismans. She opened them one by one. One was from Old Ancestor Haoyi, telling her to go to the Back Mountain immediately. The other was from Feng Jiaqing, informing Yunxi that he had already arrived in Haoran City.
Yunxi turned and cupped her hands to Peak Master Yuhuo.
"Peak Master, Old Ancestor has summoned me on business."
Yuhuo said with a genial smile,
"Then hurry along. I'm already quite satisfied to have kept you at Alchemy Peak for a month. I need to sort through these new formulas as well, so go attend to your affairs."
"Then Yunxi will take her leave."
With that, her figure flashed, and she left Alchemy Peak.
After entering Old Ancestor Haoyi's secluded cultivation grounds in the Back Mountain, Yunxi respectfully said,
"Old Ancestor, did you summon Yunxi because you have instructions for me?"
Haoyi nodded.
"I do have an errand for you. There is a Golden Core stage trial Secret Realm that has developed a problem. It is suspected of being controlled by evil cultivators. Go verify it, then deal with all those evil cultivators."
As he spoke, he tossed Yunxi a jade slip. It contained the location where the Secret Realm had appeared, its abnormalities, and the reasons it had drawn Haoran Sect's attention.
After reading it, Yunxi said,
"Old Ancestor, I will depart at once."
"Good. Be careful."
"Yes."
After accepting the task, Yunxi sent her master a Message Talisman to report where she was going. Before she had even left the sect, Yuling's Message Talisman flew over. It contained only two words: "Be careful."
Yunxi put away the Message Talisman and stepped out of the sect. The two Foundation Establishment Late Stage disciples guarding the gate did not recognize her. They exchanged