A Chance Encounter in the Mortal Realm

The moon reemerged from behind the clouds, illuminating the mountain hollow below with perfect clarity. Besides the exposed bones, there were more than a hundred corpses scattered throughout the hollow.

Yunxi flicked her sleeve and put away the Soul-Collecting Mirror. Sweeping out with her divine sense, she discovered that the chests of two of the "corpses" were still rising and falling. She used spiritual power to send them onto Cao Yi and the others' Flying Boat, then flashed aboard herself.

Cao Yi and the other two immediately cupped their hands and said:

"Greetings, Venerable Ranxi!"

Yunxi waved a hand.

"No need to be so formal. I didn't expect to run into you here. Have the formations here already been set up?"

Cao Yi nodded.

"Yes. This was the last formation in the Mortal Realm. The three of us were preparing to return to the Cultivation Realm when we discovered that the completed formation had come under attack, so we came to investigate. We never expected such an unexpected harvest."

Zhang Lingrui picked up the thread.

"That female cultivator who called herself Mingya had been possessed—and by Li Chang of Shuangshan City, no less. I never expected him to hide here by using cultivators who had come to the Mortal Realm to gain experience. No wonder we could never find a trace of him after he escaped."

Yunxi had not expected such a coincidence either. She had come to the Mortal Realm to see Xiao He, but before the two had even exchanged more than a few words, such a huge disturbance had erupted here. Moreover, the Soul-Collecting Mirror, which had remained silent all this time, had finally given a signal.

So she had made a swift decision, told Xiao He to stay away, and followed the Soul-Collecting Mirror's guidance to