How could it be him?

[Seven years later, the four of you arrived at the Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[However, after entering the Capital, the expressions on your faces, Gu Xinyue's, and Ye Chuxue's remained very solemn.]

[On the way to the Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty, you heard some very bad news.]

[You never expected that the matter of killing the Sect Masters of the three great Sects in Qingzhou had actually spread to Zhongzhou.]

[And now everyone in Zhongzhou knows that someone from the Devilish Dao has arrived in Zhongzhou, and the one with the highest cultivation is in the Void Refining Realm.]

[In the eyes of these secular world and lower-level cultivators, you are all devilish figures who kill without batting an eye.]

[However, what was good news for you was that the major powers in Zhongzhou didn't seem to pay much attention to you.]

[The inspections in each city were just going through the motions, as if in their eyes, a Void Refining cultivator couldn't stir up any trouble.]

[Coupled with the fact that you had completely changed your appearance, you basically wouldn't be exposed without using specialized Spiritual Artifacts.]

[Thus, you settled down stably within the Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[Eight years later, one year after arriving at the Great Zhou Dynasty, you have completely familiarized yourselves with the environment of the Capital. Your current identities are Rogue Cultivator Alchemists.]

[You and Gu Xinyue, relying on your identities as Alchemists, have gradually gained some connections.]

[During this year, you outwardly refined and sold pills, but in reality, you were inquiring about Zhou Lingxi's situation.]

[You planned to leave the Great Zhou Dynasty immediately after finding Zhou Lingxi.]

[The Southern Region of Zhongzhou is still too close to Qingzhou, and with Zhou Lingxi here, you always feel a lack of security.]

[After another two and a half years, you finally got news about Zhou Lingxi.]

[On this day, everyone in the entire Capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty knew a piece of gossip: During the Great Zhou Emperor's birthday banquet, the Ninth Princess stole the Spiritual Medicine that the ministers had given to the Emperor, and was ultimately punished with three years of confinement.]

[Ye Chuxue and Wei Qing were both very confused upon hearing this gossip.]

["Su Ming, is this Ninth Princess who is under confinement the one you've been waiting for?"]

[Over the past few years, Ye Chuxue had also heard you mention that you would leave the Great Zhou Dynasty after a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty appeared.]

[After waiting for several years without any news, she was surprised to find that this Ninth Princess was completely different from what she had imagined.]

[Wei Qing, standing beside them, also looked puzzled.]

["Does the Ninth Princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty need to steal Spiritual Medicine? Doesn't she have everything she wants!"]

[You didn't explain anything when you heard their words. The Imperial Family of the Great Zhou Dynasty had never publicly announced that Zhou Lingxi was without a Spiritual Root.]

[For the Imperial Family, having a waste was a stain on their reputation.]

[However, only you knew that Zhou Lingxi was not a waste, but the possessor of an Immortal Eye.]

[The reason she did this was also to escape the Imperial Family and the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[Now that you had found out Zhou Lingxi's whereabouts, you decided to attempt a daring plan.]

[When you told Ye Chuxue and Wei Qing your plan, the two of them were stunned and froze on the spot.]

["What? You're going to the Imperial Palace?"]

["Even if you go to the Imperial Palace, you're going to abduct someone?"]

[You knew that the two of them didn't want you to take risks, but you couldn't wait here forever for Zhou Lingxi to escape on her own.]

[Because in about ten years, the things inside the Blood Demon Secret Realm would break out, and more importantly, you didn't know how that Mahayana cultivator found you.]

[This time, you decided not to return to Youzhou, hoping to avoid this calamity.]

["Don't worry, I know the Great Void Technique. I only need a detailed map of the Imperial Palace to return safely."]

[Hearing you say this, the two of them felt slightly relieved.]

[The next day, you went to Black Market Street and bought a map of the Imperial Palace. It detailed who lived in each palace.]

[The Imperial Palace was basically inhabited by underage princes and princesses, with Zhou Lingxi being the only exception.]

[You found the palace where the Ninth Princess resided and nodded with satisfaction before returning to your small courtyard.]

[At night, you glanced in the direction of the Imperial Palace.]

[The next second, your figure disappeared from the small courtyard, and a purple void gate appeared above the Imperial Palace of the Great Zhou Dynasty.]

[You stood in the air and looked down at the Imperial Palace. After locking onto the location, you didn't dare to linger, as it would be easy to be discovered.]

[Two breaths later, your figure appeared in front of the Ninth Princess's palace.]

[Seeing the two guards at the Nascent Soul Early Stage outside the palace, you didn't intend to reveal yourself, but instead used the Great Void Technique to directly infiltrate the room.]

[Inside the room, Zhou Lingxi was curled up on the wooden bed with her legs hugged to her chest. Upon sensing something unusual, she looked up at you, who had emerged from the void, with vacant eyes.]

[Zhou Lingxi stared at you intently, her eyes shifting from vacantness to shock, and then filled with hope.]

["You…"]

[Zhou Lingxi was about to say something, but you ruthlessly interrupted her, signaling her to follow you.]

[Possessing an Immortal Eye, she could naturally tell that you were different from the people in the Imperial Palace; you were the true human race, so she trusted you one hundred percent.]

[Not long after, you brought Zhou Lingxi to the small courtyard in the Capital.]

In the small courtyard, Gu Xinyue and the other two had been waiting for you to return, fearing something might happen to you.

Upon your return, you didn't have time to explain anything to them. You had to leave the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty as soon as possible, otherwise, it would be difficult to escape once the Imperial Family discovered you.

At this moment, Zhou Lingxi, who was behind you, saw Gu Xinyue and the other two, her face showing disbelief.

She had never seen anyone above the Foundation Establishment realm who was still a normal human in her life. Yet today, she saw four at once.

Before dawn, the five of you left the capital's vicinity.

According to Wei Qing, you only needed to head north to reach the Great Gan Dynasty's territory.

The southern region of Zhongzhou was in constant conflict, with major dynasties competing against each other.

The Great Gan Dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty were mortal enemies, so fleeing there would be the safest option.

Three months later, you arrived in the Great Gan Dynasty's territory and casually entered a city to settle down.

After three years of stability in Feilong City, everyone's cultivation had improved.

Zhou Lingxi successfully broke through to Foundation Establishment, Ye Chuxue reached Core Formation Great Perfection, and although you and Gu Xinyue and the other two did not break through, your cultivation became even deeper.

You were still somewhat dissatisfied with this cultivation speed.

The disparity in Spiritual Roots made it difficult for you to cultivate, even with the help of Talent.

One day, you were cultivating in the courtyard as usual. At this moment, Zhou Lingxi, who was beside you, said to you.

"Brother Su Ming, there's a human in the sky too!"

Upon hearing this, you frowned and looked up at the sky.

The moment you clearly saw the person, you felt struck by lightning, and every hair on your body stood on end.

"How could it be him?"