I withdrew my body. From where he stood, all he could see was a dark, shadowy forest. After all, the Sect Master's courtyard was enormous, and the forest formed a natural wall. It wouldn't be easy to discover me.
"I feel a faint force here. National Preceptors, did you sense it?" Although Zhou Shan's voice was low, my hearing had faintly sharpened after comprehending the Dao.
"It could be some passing little ghost beast or something. There used to be plenty of animals on South Immortal Mountain. Who knows?" The relationship between Bipo and Zhou Shan was somewhat strange. They seemed to be cooperating, rather than standing in a superior-subordinate relationship.
"This forest was created by Nangong Yu in the past, and it's filled with rare and precious plants. It would be a pity to destroy it. Otherwise, I could just cleave straight through with one sword—whatever little ghost or kitten is hiding there would be doomed! I'll go take a look." Xiao Zhuoxiu let out a cold laugh and walked toward me.
I touched the Yin-Yang Token, recited a few incantations, and immediately ascended to the mortal realm.
As I was leaving, I heard Zhou Shan and the two Supreme Grand Elders let out startled sounds. Zhou Shan even called out the name "Yitian."
I appeared in the forest of the mortal realm, used Shrinking Earth to reach the rear mountain, then descended to the netherworld again with the Yin-Yang Token. Seeing the area in complete disorder, I put on a panicked look and ran back toward the vicinity of the Sect Master's courtyard.
By then, Zhou Shan and the two Supreme Grand Elders had already separated. Zhou Shan was deep in thought, gazing at the sky as if wondering about something. The two National Preceptors had vanished, and