Elsewhere.
Chen Changqing and Liu Ruyan had already passed through the first Teleportation Array.
Then they transferred to the second.
And the third.
The mountains of the Northern Border gradually fell behind them.
The aura of Shushan's territory drew ever closer.
Liu Ruyan stood outside the Teleportation Array, looking at the distant sea of clouds.
"When we get back, Master will probably ask you about the Demon Domain."
Chen Changqing murmured his agreement.
"And about Tianyin Temple."
Liu Ruyan looked at him.
"What are you going to say?"
Chen Changqing thought for a moment.
"The truth."
Liu Ruyan was a little surprised.
"Including Kongwu?"
"Including him."
"Including how you took the Demon-Suppressing Bowl?"
Chen Changqing paused for half a breath.
"We can skip that part."
Liu Ruyan suppressed a laugh.
Just then, Chen Changqing abruptly stopped in his tracks.
Deep within him, the Legacy Token that had lain dormant for so long suddenly pulsed.
Once.
Then again.
The pull came from the southwest.
It was not very far away.
Chen Changqing swiftly concealed the emotion in his eyes.
The Heaven-Treading Immortal Emperor Inheritance Token was reacting.
That meant another inheritor, or something connected to the Legacy Tokens, was nearby.
He already had three.
To obtain the truly complete inheritance of the Immortal Emperor, he would have to gather all the remaining tokens sooner or later.
He had not expected to stumble upon a lead just after leaving Tianyin Temple.
Liu Ruyan noticed him stop.
"What's wrong?"
Chen Changqing looked up toward the southwest.
"There's something I need to do."
Liu Ruyan did not press him, merely nodding.
"A detour?"
Chen Changqing murmured his agreement.
"It won't take long."
He stepped beyond the Teleportation Array's bounds.
The Legacy Token pulsed faster.
To the southwest, the outline of a vast city thronged