"You must be careful. Outside Heavenly Clan City late at night, there are patrol Cultivators as well. Do not expose your tracks," Yun Xi warned.
"I still have to return to the Guard Battalion now. If I'm gone too long, it will definitely arouse suspicion. I'll arrive on time late tonight and send you the signal."
With that, Yun Xi's figure flashed, and she leaped toward the walls of Heavenly Clan City. Relying on the Guard Battalion token, she entered the city smoothly without drawing any suspicion.
After Yun Xi left, Lin Taichu and Tian Wei once again hid themselves in the mountain forest, patiently waiting for late night to arrive.
The two restrained the soul power around them and stayed constantly alert to every movement in their surroundings, avoiding the Heavenly Clan's patrol Cultivators, not daring to be the slightest bit careless.
The night deepened. Inside Heavenly Clan City, lamps blazed brightly, and the patrol Cultivators on the city walls still paced back and forth, the defenses strict.
The mountain forest outside the city was utterly silent. Only the occasional howl of an exotic beast drifted over, adding a few more shades of eeriness.
Midnight arrived. A faint white light shone from a corner of the western city wall, flashed once, then vanished. It was exactly the signal Yun Xi had agreed on.
Lin Taichu and Tian Wei immediately rose. Their figures flashed as they raced toward the western city wall.
The two were extremely fast, avoiding the patrol Cultivators' lines of sight, and a moment later, they arrived at the corner of the western city wall.
Yun Xi had long since been waiting there. Soul power gathered around her as she vigilantly swept her gaze over the surroundings. Seeing the two arrive, she immediately lowered her voice.
"Quick.