The explosion boomed, and the Dragon Shark was knocked so hard that it lost its sense of direction and barreled straight toward the blast. There was no time to lose, so I hurriedly stored the Dragon Shark away and used the Yin-Yang Order to return to the mortal realm!
After the hazy smoke cleared, I appeared in what looked like a village. My heart jolted, but I quickly calmed down. There had been quite a few abandoned historical sites around the Ninggu Pagoda.
I was just about to take out the map and check the terrain nearby before returning to the settlement in District Forty-Two when hurried footsteps suddenly sounded behind me.
I spun around and seemed to notice me as well. A Daoist in a Qingxu Dao robe froze for a moment before shouting, "You... who are you?! Why have you appeared in our sect's forbidden grounds?"
"Someone's here..." The Daoist had not even reached the stage of Comprehending the Dao. I touched the Soul Urn, and the moment Xijun emerged, she subdued him. The area around us had also descended into chaos. I had no idea what had happened, but that Daoist probably had not been coming for me just now. Something must have happened here too!
"Xijun, go into that house and see if there's anyone inside!" I said. Xijun's aura was almost the same as a human's. Once she slipped into the house, even if someone was inside, they would let their guard down because she looked like a little girl.
Xijun soon came back out and told me there was no one inside. I immediately took advantage of the chaos to carry the Daoist from the woodpile into the room, strip off his clothes, and change into them.
I had only just finished putting on