Shen Yi and Little Black learned that the Yunluo Mountain Range had been guided to the upper realm and immediately realized that danger was closing in on the Supreme Hall. Without stopping for even a moment, they raced at full speed toward Huafeng Prefecture.
"Why does that person just now seem so familiar?"
After Shen Yi and the others had already departed, that passerby suddenly came to his senses. Wasn't the person he had spoken with the wanted criminal whose portrait he saw on the city walls every day? He slapped his thigh at once, hating himself for missing out on a reward.
"Even a mosquito, however small, is still meat. I might as well provide some clues and earn a bit of reward money!"
Thinking this, the man hurried to the City Lord's Manor and reported the news.
News of Shen Yi's return instantly spread throughout the Later Zhou Dynasty. Cities large and small across the entire dynasty entered a state of high alert. There was no other reason than to capture Shen Yi. After all, the imperial family's promised rewards were so generous that city lords everywhere were willing to pay any price for a chance at them.
"Damn it! After taking every precaution, I was still recognized!"
Shen Yi and the others flew swiftly through the air as countless cries of pursuit rang out behind them. The strongest among those people was merely at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, while most were only Golden Core cultivators. Shen Yi had no desire to waste time with them, yet they stubbornly refused to let go, clinging like flies that could not be driven away. It was truly infuriating.
"You really don't know the height of heaven or the depth of earth!"
Blocked ahead and pursued from behind, Shen Yi's