"Surname Qin? And proficient in these formations as well—then she must be from the Qin Clan of the Great Immortal Cultivation World." Bald Bird narrowed his eyes and nodded.
"But where did she find the materials to return back then?"
"When I was little, I saw her take out a small square formation and study it. Thinking back now, those really were heavenly treasures. Could my mother truly have come from the Great Immortal Cultivation World? Why did she never return after going there?" As Qin Xian'er recalled the past, everything suddenly became strange and unsettling.
She had thought the mother who left behind a final letter was bidding her last farewell. Never had she imagined that she had not died, but instead returned to the upper realm.
"What exactly happened?" Qin Xian'er's mind was in turmoil, unable to process it all. Everything felt like a dream.
Bald Bird stroked his chin and guessed, "A Teleportation Array like this is no problem at all for the Great Immortal Cultivation World. But since there was a gap in it, it's impossible that no one came down again after all these years. The only possibility is that the Great Immortal Cultivation World imposed an even tighter seal. Perhaps once you enter, you can never come back out."
"No." Chen Fan shook his head gravely.
"When I entered the Heavenly Court to challenge its trials, I went to the Great Immortal Cultivation World before. In the end, I still returned safely."
Upon hearing this, Bald Bird's eyes flew wide open. He cried out, "I understand now! Someone deliberately severed all contact between the Great Immortal Cultivation World and this world, preventing people from the upper realm from coming here. But this world received little attention, so no one discovered that a gap had