Yunlun Mountain Range.
On the road leading to the Ninth Dragon Vein, Xu Xiaoshou, in his true form, raced side by side with silver-haired Lei Xier.
"Where's the Trial Jade Pendant?"
As they flew swiftly without bothering to conceal themselves, Lei Xier asked in a low voice without looking back.
After killing Aberrant earlier, Xu Xiaoshou had promised to let her enter the Origin Mansion first, then find any Trial Jade Pendant so they could swap identities and let her come out.
Now that she was out, Xu Xiaoshou seemed not to have taken the matter of the Trial Jade Pendant to heart.
Faced with the question, Xu Xiaoshou merely waved a hand. "No need.
"My own Trial Jade Pendant is with Xu Xiaoji now, while the Trial Jade Pendant belonging to your 'Mu Xiaogong' is with my portrait avatar.
"For this trip, we don't need that thing."
Although the portrait avatar, "Mu Xiaogong," was also heading toward the Ninth Dragon Vein, it was not taking the same route.
Keeping it nearby was for nothing more than better control. And even if someone discovered its trail, it could completely sever its connection with Xu Xiaoshou and Lei Xier, who were closer by.
That was what Xu Xiaoshou had planned.
Lei Xier pondered briefly before glancing over. "Because of the 'Cloud Realm World'?"
"Mm." Xu Xiaoshou nodded. After seeing so many important figures in the Yunlun Mountain Range, he had finally realized that perhaps he did not need to tread quite so cautiously.
There were simply too many stowaways here. Moreover, among the best of those stowaways, a large portion had not entered with Trial Jade Pendants at all, but through spatial rifts.
Holding that thought, Xu Xiaoshou flew while musing, "I suspect the Trial Jade Pendant is merely a tool