As the morning sun rose, the white mist filling the valley slowly began to disperse. Several birds hiding above the cliff immediately spread their wings and flew into the valley.
After the birdsong faded away, two streaks of escape light, one azure and one blue, shot out from the clouds and mist, stopping in midair.
Fairy Youlan, who had already changed into a purple palace dress, looked around before turning and cupping her hands toward Song Qingming beside her.
"Fellow Daoist Song, this humble one intends to bring Xuan Jizi's remains back to the sect first, so I will not be traveling with you.
When Fellow Daoist visits Qingshan State another day, please be sure to let me know. This humble one will certainly receive you properly then."
"Take care, Fellow Daoist. Until we meet again!"
After lightly raising his hand in return, Song Qingming watched her transform into a streak of blue escape light and vanish. Only then did he turn around, take out the White Bone Immortal Boat, and leap aboard.
Before long, the flying boat beneath his feet became a streak of white light and fled northward.
Only after leaving the area by over a hundred li did Song Qingming, standing atop the White Bone Immortal Boat, take a newly transcribed volume from the Storage Artifact at his waist and carefully open it to read.
The volume in Song Qingming's hands was the formation inheritance they had just found in Rogue Cultivator Zhou Xuan's cave abode.
Since they had made an agreement beforehand, after finding his formation inheritance, Fairy Youlan had immediately transcribed it and handed it to Song Qingming.
However, it seemed somewhat different from the rumors. Although Rogue Cultivator Zhou Xuan's Formation Skill had been exceedingly profound in life, he had not truly reached the