After briefly asking for directions to Jiangning Commandery, Yang Wu left Da Yan Mountain.
"Is this what a true expert is like?" Teng Qingshan watched Yang Wu fly farther and farther away, his longing for the strong growing ever more intense.
His heart surged with excitement as well, filling him with an extreme sense of exhilaration.
At that moment—Teng Qingshan understood the path he would take in the future: pursuing the peak, the peak of strength.
Yicheng, where Da Yan Mountain was located, was not far from Jiangning Commandery.
Since Yang Wu could fly, he naturally did not need to go around Da Yan Mountain. He only had to proceed straight ahead, covering a distance of just over a hundred kilometers.
That distance would take only a few minutes.
Three li outside the eastern gate of Jiangning Commandery City, a figure gradually solidified from the void above the official road. It was Yang Wu, who had come from Da Yan Mountain.
As a city capable of housing a million people, Jiangning Commandery City naturally had many passing pedestrians and City Guard Army soldiers around its gates.
"Whoosh!" Yang Wu calmly glanced down at the panicked pedestrians and City Guard Army soldiers before flying straight into Jiangning Commandery City.
The pedestrians and City Guard Army soldiers who witnessed this scene began discussing it among themselves.
"Who is that?"
"That man can actually fly?"
"What did he come to Jiangning Commandery for?"
"Could he be here to cause trouble for Guiyuan Sect?"
Flying above Jiangning Commandery, Yang Wu discovered that it was indeed exceptionally lively.
"Ha!"
"Ha!"
Bursts of thunderous shouts rang out from the Black Armor Army barracks of Guiyuan Sect. In fact, the Black Armor Army trained for a long time every day.
"Military barracks!" Yang Wu glanced to the left. "It seems Guiyuan Sect should be over there."
Guiyuan Sect, Martial Pavilion.
Elder Wu, his head full of silver hair, usually spent his time smiling as he read unofficial historical novels. But at this moment, his expression was solemn as he stood at the entrance of the Martial Pavilion and gazed into the north.
His thoughts were no longer on unofficial histories. Instead, they were focused on the mysterious Yang Wu approaching from afar.
As a Void Realm Expert, he could clearly sense everything within thirty-four li.
There were over a million auras throughout Jiangning Commandery City, but each aura was like a star in the Milky Way or a drop of water in the sea—utterly inconspicuous.
Yang Wu's aura and speed, however, were astonishing, drawing Elder Wu's attention.
"Such a powerful aura, and such astonishing speed..." Elder Wu raised his brows.
"Although I can't sense the aura of the Void Realm from him, this aura and speed are definitely far beyond what an Innate Expert can possess."
"If he's a Void Realm Expert... then I should never have seen him before."
In the Nine Cauldrons World, a person's aura was related to the strength of their 'spirit.'
For example, when someone reached the Void Realm—especially after their 'spirit' merged with the universe—the spirit would possess the characteristics of the universe's power, and their aura would naturally change!
Although Yang Wu lacked the unique aura of the universe's power possessed by Void Realm Experts, he was, after all, a Planet-level Spiritual Master.
His 'spirit' was incomparably powerful, absolutely no weaker than that of an ordinary Void Realm Expert.
Combined with Yang Wu's astonishing speed, this led Elder Wu to judge that Yang Wu was a Void Realm Expert.
Every Void Realm Expert was terrifying. If one charged directly into a sect and killed its sect master, they could completely escape afterward!
Even a Void Realm Great Perfection Expert would likely find it difficult to stop an ordinary Void Realm Expert, let alone Yang Wu, whose speed and aura were even more powerful than Elder Wu's.
Therefore, after discovering that the suspected Void Realm Expert had entered the city, Elder Wu did not dare to be careless in the slightest!
"Hm?" Elder Wu's expression changed slightly. "I thought he was merely passing through, but it seems that's not the case."
"Not good!"
Elder Wu, who had never dared to relax his guard, instantly turned pale. His figure blurred and vanished from the Martial Pavilion, then he hurried toward Sect Master 'Zhuge Yuanhong' at an astonishing speed.
"After finding Guiyuan Sect's headquarters, this Void Realm Expert headed straight for where Sect Master Yuanhong cultivated."
"Yuanhong is now only one step away from the Void Realm and could break through at any time. He will definitely be targeted."
"Perhaps that Blind Sword Saint from Qinghu Island wants to kill Yuanhong and invited a Void Realm Expert to do it."
Throughout the history of the Nine Provinces, there had often been cases of a Void Realm Expert suddenly charging into a sect, killing several elite disciples, and then fleeing at high speed!
Ever since Guiyuan Sect had fallen out with Qinghu Island, it had remained on high alert. But today... it really seemed that a Void Realm Expert had come for Guiyuan Sect!
"That damned blind man, he's truly sinister!" Elder Wu cursed the Blind Sword Saint inwardly.
Inside Zhuge Yuanhong's study, the door had been tightly shut.
Whoosh!
Like a gust of wind sweeping through the study, the window instantly flew open. A figure appeared—it was Elder Wu!
Zhuge Yuanhong, dressed in a loose white robe with his long hair hanging freely, had been sitting cross-legged in meditation. But after sensing the situation around him, he instantly came to his senses.
"Grandmaster?" Zhuge Yuanhong's expression changed slightly. In particular, when he saw Elder Wu holding a divine sword that was dark green from hilt to tip, he was utterly shocked.
Elder Wu was a Void Realm Expert. What could possibly frighten Guiyuan Sect's strongest expert, 'Elder Wu,' into personally greeting someone with a weapon in hand?
"Yuanhong, this is bad. A Void Realm Expert is coming to kill you." Elder Wu's expression was extremely urgent.
"Void Realm?" No matter how composed Zhuge Yuanhong was, his expression still changed drastically. Qinghu Island was taking the blame once again. "Could it be Qinghu Island?"
Zhuge Yuanhong knew the reputation of the Blind Sword Saint. He was a Void Realm Great Perfection Expert.
If it really was the Blind Sword Saint coming to kill him... Elder Wu could at most protect himself. It would be nearly impossible for him to keep Zhuge Yuanhong safe!
But according to their understanding, the Blind Sword Saint should not have been so foolish.
Zhuge Yuanhong and Elder Wu's hearts tightened as they cautiously awaited Yang Wu's arrival.
Whoosh!
A streak of rainbow light passed through the window and instantly landed inside the study.
The figure solidified. It was the scar-faced young man, Yang Wu!
"Friend, may I ask why you have come to my Guiyuan Sect?" Elder Wu's aura was as imposing as a mountain as he stared coldly at Yang Wu.
They had clearly seen Yang Wu flying over just now.
And to fly, one had to at least reach the Void Realm Great Perfection stage. Elder Wu was clearly no match for a Void Realm Great Perfection Expert!
"I heard that Guiyuan Sect possesses a Heavenly Grade Secret Manual. I would like to borrow it for a look," Yang Wu said directly. "In return, I will also give you a treasure."
"A Heavenly Grade Secret Manual... This is a serious matter. Even Guiyuan Sect's core members can hardly come into contact with one." Elder Wu could not help frowning.
He was not wrong. Even someone with Teng Qingshan's astonishing talent had to be accepted as a disciple by Guiyuan Sect's sect master before receiving an Earth Grade Secret Manual.
"Very well." Zhuge Yuanhong instead nodded.
In Zhuge Yuanhong's view, Yang Wu's request was not particularly excessive. He only wanted to take a look, and he would even give them a treasure in return.
In fact, even without the treasure, Zhuge Yuanhong would not have dared to refuse lightly.
Yang Wu's strength was formidable. If he were refused, it might lead to undesirable consequences—consequences Guiyuan Sect might not be able to bear!
Provoking a 'Void Realm Great Perfection Expert' over the supposed borrowing of a Heavenly Grade Secret Manual was clearly unwise.
And if they agreed, they might even obtain a treasure.
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