A long, narrow mountain valley lay barren, not a blade of grass growing within it. Chu Buyu moved forward slowly, her face full of vigilance.
Sensing something, she stopped.
A streak of Golden Thunder Light flashed before her, and Shen Long appeared. A pair of feathered wings covered in Golden Arcs extended from his back.
"Husband, it's you!"
Chu Buyu's face lit up with joy when she saw Shen Long.
"Madam, haven't you encountered Grandmaster and Senior Brother Li?"
Shen Long asked.
"No. Husband, were you with Senior Sister Qin?"
Chu Buyu asked.
"We were searching for treasure together earlier when three Azure Xuan Clan Integrated Body Late Stage cultivators appeared out of nowhere. Senior Sister Qin was killed. Her Nascent Soul self-detonated to buy me time to escape. Sooner or later, I'll settle this debt with them."
By the end, Shen Long's face was filled with grief and fury.
"Senior Sister Qin was killed? Were the Azure Xuan Clan cultivators' abilities that formidable?"
Chu Buyu asked in surprise.
"Yes. There are heavens beyond heavens, and people beyond people. One of those Azure Xuan Clan cultivators possessed an unusual treasure. Its soul attack was incredibly powerful. Even Senior Sister Qin, who had mastered the Mystic Soul Shield, couldn't withstand it."
Shen Long explained.
Chu Buyu suddenly understood. Recalling something, she said, "Husband, I found an Ancient Cultivator Cave Abode. Let's go there together!"
She took out a piece of Blue Beast Hide covered in writing. Within one of the valleys, the two small characters for "cave dwelling" were marked.
She had found it on an ancient cultivator's remains. She had been planning to head there when she encountered Shen Long.
Shen Long examined it carefully and discovered that some areas overlapped with the map in his possession. He took out