White Cloud Sect!
Within a certain canyon stood rows of neat, orderly bluestone houses.
Outside a bluestone house at the southeastern corner of the square-ringed residential compound, a girl of fourteen or fifteen stood with her head raised, gazing at the stars flickering in and out overhead.
She looked like a young girl overcome by homesickness.
Just then...
Streams of flowing light rose into the air from the direction of the back mountain, flying off in different directions!
The overwhelming majority of them flew straight toward the entrance and exit of White Cloud Sect's Great Array.
Only one-third, flashing in different colors, descended upon the various spirit peaks within White Cloud Sect.
At the sight of this, a trace of delight surfaced in the depths of the girl's clear black-and-white eyes.
"Looks like White Cloud Sect's Golden Core elders have all come out of the Back Mountain Forbidden Area!"
"I'll be able to go see Ancestor Cheng shortly!"
Chu Linger muttered inwardly.
After waiting another half hour, and seeing no more flowing light escaping from the direction of the Back Mountain Forbidden Area, she finally prepared to move.
Then, Chu Linger let out a soft breath, a hint of determination appearing in her eyes.
"For the Immortal Path, for the chance to avenge my hatred and blood feud in the future, what does taking a little risk matter!"
With that thought, Chu Linger no longer hesitated. She walked out of the Cave Mansion area and, after arriving at a secluded spot...
she extended her jade-white little hand and formed a hand seal.
In an instant, a hazy glow emerged around her body.
Then, Chu Linger's delicate figure gradually turned insubstantial.
When the light faded, Chu Linger's body had vanished without a trace.
At this moment, even if a true Foundation