"What is it?"
Xu Lang and Li Xuanmiao caught up just then. Seeing Qin Jiuge standing motionless, both wore distinctly puzzled expressions.
"Interesting."
Qin Jiuge pursed his lips, a faint smile showing on his face, then voiced his conjecture. "She must have escaped into a sanctuary capable of blocking divine sense.
"No wonder she came to Heavenly Yao Mountain. She already had a destination in mind. That deserves a little admiration.
"But with her identity as a member of the Demon Race, we must get her to reveal herself today, no matter what.
"Only then will our efforts today have been worthwhile."
As Qin Jiuge spoke, he exchanged meaningful looks with Xu Lang, Li Xuanmiao, and Tian Yao Kui.
He refused to believe it. Where could a mere Bai Feifei escape, even if she ascended to the heavens or burrowed into the earth?
At that moment, in Heavenly Yao Mountain's Underground Palace, Bai Feifei's heart was pounding furiously.
She held her breath and focused, even regulating her breathing to flow seamlessly with the pulse of the earth. There was no way Qin Jiuge and the others would discover her easily.
"Elder Di, are you sure this will work?
"That fellow's methods are no trifling matter."
Bai Feifei asked cautiously.
Elder Di smiled faintly. "Rest assured. Never mind someone merely in the early immortal realm—even anyone below the half-step eclosion realm cannot discover the mysteries of this Underground Palace.
"This sanctuary was something I stumbled upon by chance back then. It has saved my life countless times, and it can certainly protect you today."
Elder Di's assurance set Bai Feifei considerably more at ease.
After some time passed and she found that Qin Jiuge still had not detected her presence, she quietly began cultivating.
A faint sense of smug satisfaction even