Azure Cloud Realm

The underground space was dark and cold.

Li Weiyi walked ahead with his tall and straight figure, followed by Yu'er. The two figures, one tall and one short, climbed the low hill that was sixty or seventy meters high.

There is no vegetation here, the rocks are hard, and there is a small amount of spiritual soil in the cracks between the rocks. The spiritual soil here only emits a faint glow, which is about 30% of the spirituality of real spiritual soil, and can already be called "Infertile Spirit Soil".

It has twice the spiritual energy of the Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain.

The spiritual energy of the soil in Cloud Heaven Immortal Plain has been severely depleted, and it can no longer even be called "Infertile Spirit Soil".

If Medicinal Field were established here and medicinal herbs were cultivated on a large scale, a thousand years later, it would be enough to support a Myriad Gate Families. Several thousand years later, it might give rise to Mega-clan, or even an ancient religion.

Li Weiyi stood atop the low hill, gazing southward. The hills undulated like waves, stretching as far as the eye could see.

Below the low hill, Zuoqiu Hongting was studying the "Book of the Ground," while Liu Ye was trying to activate the Sage Ink Sea.

Li Weiyi released a psychic energy field with a radius of one zhang, mentally prepared to confront her. "Go ahead and tell me!"

Yu'er raised her head and looked at Li Weiyi's handsome profile, which was sharply defined as if carved by a knife and axe. She could feel his seriousness and solemnity at this moment, and his eyes were deep, as if he was waiting for a storm to come.

She realized that things might be more serious than she had imagined, and she was afraid to ask, fearing that if she did, everything would change.

Children are often afraid of sudden changes in their external environment.

Ultimately, driven by her pursuit of the truth and overcoming her inner anxieties, she whispered, "Master, I've discovered that I have extraordinary strength, unlike a normal person. Am I even human?"

"Yes, of course it's human," Li Weiyi said.

Yu'er had been waiting, and seeing that he remained silent, she quickly asked, "Aren't you curious about how strong I am?"

What's there to be curious about?

I've already seen that.

Li Weiyi asked, "How big is it?"

Yu'er snatched the Yellow Dragon Sword from his hand, grabbed the hilt with one hand, and pinched the tip of the sword with two fingers of the other hand, bending it in half forcefully.

It didn't break as expected, but instead bent in a huge arc. The sword trembled, the air shook, and a terrifying force was accumulating, like a drawn bowstring.

Her actions startled Li Weiyi, who was afraid she would break the ancestral sword of the Chan Sect. He quickly stopped her, saying, "What are you doing? Put it down... put it back on slowly."

Once the Yellow Dragon Sword was restored to its original state, Li Weiyi snatched it back and immediately stored it in the Wind Mansion.

"That doesn't count!"

Yu'er went to fetch the Bronze Brush, which was of the eighth-grade quality and could be used to Thousand Character Artifact.

This pen is priceless. Li Weiyi intended to sell it to buy elixirs for the Seven Phoenix Wing Moth Emperors to help them break through to the Longevity Realm. How could he allow her to act recklessly?

"Yu'er, I already knew you had strong physical strength, there's no need to prove it again." Li Weiyi quickly comforted her and then put the Bronze Brush into the Wind Mansion.

Yu'er frowned, utterly confused. "Master, why didn't you tell me sooner? If you had told me sooner, I could have helped you many times when things were dangerous."

Li Weiyi realized that the Great Palace Master's memories had not been restored at all.

Given her current state, telling her the truth would only increase the risk, even if she didn't believe it.

Li Weiyi asked softly, "Do you think you can control this power?"

Yu'er asked, "Master, what do you mean by 'control'?"

"Do you know how strong your palm strike is? Do you know how to use that power without hurting yourself or the innocent people around you?" Li Weiyi asked.

Yu'er suddenly understood and nodded, saying, "I've been very careful in everything I do lately, for fear of causing accidents or damage. Master, how can I control my power?"

This question stumped Li Weiyi.

He said, "Learning is a slow process; you need to grow through practice. When you unleash tremendous force, do you feel any changes in your body?"

Yu'er tilted her head and thought for a moment, "It seems to be getting a little hot, and my blood seems to be flowing faster. The more I try to crush something, the hotter my fingers get, like they're about to burn."

"Then you should try to control yourself and not get into that state."

Li Weiyi gasped, thankful that he had carried her on his back during this time and that she hadn't snapped his neck in her nervousness. After thinking for a moment, he added, "Yu'er, your identity is very special. You must hide yourself and your power. You must not reveal yourself unless absolutely necessary, and you must not tell anyone."

Yu'er nodded in agreement, then asked, "Master, who exactly am I? Why do I possess such extraordinary strength?"

"I'll definitely tell you when you're a little older," Li Weiyi said.

With her worries resolved, Yu'er's joy was written all over her face. She breathed a sigh of relief and said happily, "I was always worried that I wasn't human, so afraid that I was a monster, or what they call Longevity Corpse. Now it's alright, Yu'er is human. Master, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

The demonic beasts and the Longevity Corpse were mentioned by many martial arts practitioners when discussing the physical body of the "Liu Fengshu," which she overheard.

"How could I dare to lie to you?"

Li Weiyi smiled wryly and said, "Don't carry so many burdens at such a young age. If anything happens, tell your master immediately. For example, what you've awakened, what you've remembered, or what's inside your body."

Yu'er held up the blue bead. "Is this a protective charm?"

Li Weiyi extended her finger, but withdrew it halfway. "Keep it safe for now, don't show it off."

"Alright, from now on, Yu'er will have a magical artifact to protect herself when we encounter danger! Master, please don't use 30% of your strength to protect me anymore. When we encounter enemies, you must go all out," Yu'er said.

Li Weiyi was taken aback, then nodded.

"I almost forgot the most important thing."

Yu'er quickly took out a notebook and pen from her cloth bag. "A lot happened today, I haven't had time to write it down yet."

The two, one large and one small, returned to the foot of the low hill.

Yu'er squatted to the side and began to remember on her own.

Liu Ye took out a jade whistle about an inch long, put it in her mouth, and blew out a sound like the wind.

That's a communication device used by the Sentinel Spirit Army's sentries—a whistle.

The sound is like the wind, deceptive and seemingly not loud, yet it can travel five hundred miles. By varying the length and rhythm of the whistle, messages can be transmitted to contact nearby sentries and sentry spirits.

Zuoqiu Hongting had already put away the <Book of the Earth> and was carefully organizing the items in Fu Wenyan's bag, as if she were searching for something.

She clearly possesses an unparalleled beauty with exquisite features, her looks rivaling even Jiang Ning, who is hailed as the most beautiful woman in Lingxiao. However, because of her father's death, she insists on opposing Xiao Tian Order and appears in public disguised as a boy.

The purpose of practicing the Disguise Art is also for this.

"Brother Weiyi, come here quickly."

Zuoqiu Hongting noticed something, holding a leather scroll in her hands, unable to look away, and happily waved to Li Weiyi.

"Brother Zuoqiu, have you made another discovery?"

Li Weiyi walked over and looked at the beast Animal Skin.

There are many lines drawn on it, and some parts are marked.

It resembles a map, but it's too rudimentary, containing only a road and a description of the surrounding environment. It was probably a map created by Fu Wenyan himself, for fear of forgetting the route.

The starting point of the map is the Du'e Temple.

The finish line is marked as -- Azure Cloud Realm.

Zuoqiu Hongting cautiously glanced at Liu Ye in the distance. "This person is no ordinary individual. His halberd technique resembles that of the Liu Tribe, the leader of the eight clans in the Rainforest Realm. His talent is comparable to that of a top-tier master. How did you meet him? Can you trust him?"

"Speak freely," Li Weiyi said.

Zuoqiu Hongting transmitted her voice, "Have you noticed a wisp of azure cloud on the <Book of Earth>? That wisp of cloud doesn't belong to Fu Wenyan; it's almost like that of an immortal."

Li Weiyi already knew this, and after nodding, he waited quietly for her to continue.

Zuoqiu Hongting said, "Fu Wenyan was able to stand out from the many Du'e Temple, which must be because of these two pages of the <Earth Book>. But how precious is the <Earth Book>? How could a junior like him be qualified to carry it on his person? The elders of the Fu Family must not know about it."

"This was an unexpected stroke of luck for him!" Li Weiyi said.

Zuoqiu Hongting nodded. "I think so too, so I looked for clues in the bag he always carried, and I actually found some. The end of this map, Azure Cloud Realm, should be the place where he obtained the <Book of Earth> opportunity. He marked the route in detail, so he must want to go there after his cultivation level is higher."

Li Weiyi admired Zuoqiu Hongting's meticulousness and looked at the scroll. "Judging from the markings on the map, it seems to be not far from Du'e Temple?"

"Not close! The Azure Cloud Realm is not a living realm; it must be a secret realm."

Zuoqiu Hongting waved her hand. "Du'e Temple is located in the Chaos Zone in the southeast of the Hundred Realms Life Domain! The so-called Chaos Zone refers to the intermingling and isolation between the Living Realm and the Nether Realm, but the Living Realm can pass between each other. Unlike the Lingxiao Shengjing and the nearest Rainforest Realm, which are separated by 100,000 miles of East Sea, with darkness and ferocity in between, even Longevity Realm Martial Cultivator face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death to cross it."

"The habitats in that Chaos Zone, including some habitats in the southern part of the Hundred Realms Life Domain, are all within the sphere of influence of the Du'e Temple Sect."

"According to the map, the Azure Cloud Realm is at least ten thousand miles away from the Du'e Temple. I only stayed at the Du'e Temple for a little over two years, so I have to follow the map to find out its exact location."

Liu Ye walked over and transmitted her voice to Li Weiyi: "There are no Sentinel Spirits within a 500-mile radius. We are in great danger right now and must first reunite with the trustworthy Great Longevity."

Spending so much time in the Netherworld of the Departed made him feel very insecure, as if danger lurked everywhere.

The underground space was so vast that it extended to the southeast, northwest, and all other directions. After descending, they had traveled nearly two thousand miles to the south and could not see the boundary at all.

Two thousand miles is a long distance, but it doesn't mean they've left the area of the transcendent battle.

Once the power breaks through the seabed, it will instantly kill them.

"Since our Old Ancestor told us to head south, the Longevity Realm Giants of the Zuoqiu Courtyard and the Jiu Li Tribe must be heading in this direction. Logically, someone should be coming to meet us." Zuoqiu Hongting was quite puzzled and prepared to pull out the array flags to immediately set off south.

Suddenly, Li Weiyi pressed down on her delicate shoulders, gesturing for her to be quiet.

"Whoosh!"

More than ten powerful figures from the Lei Xiao Sect, led by Great Elder Chen Jin, appeared a hundred feet away from the Concealment Formation. They were traveling at a rapid pace, their bodies flashing with light.

After stopping, an elder in purple robes said, "They escaped really fast. They should have been heading in the right direction, so how come we couldn't catch up?"

Lei Wu, the leader of the Lei Xiao Sect, said, "We absolutely cannot allow them to join forces with the Jiu Li Tribe and the Great Longevity Cultivator of the Zuoqiu Courtyard. Continue the pursuit; we must intercept them."

After the Lei Xiao Sect members left, another figure descended gracefully on the wind.

He wore a Daoist robe, his eyes gleaming brightly in the dim light. Carrying an ancient sword on his back, he searched for clues around him. After lingering for a moment, he disappeared into the darkness with unbelievable speed.

Neither of them revealed their Dao Heart Manifestation, fearing to expose their location. While searching, they were also concealing themselves.