What had he just been about to say?
"I just... I..."
Even someone as forthright and easygoing as Gu Mo couldn't help feeling awkward. He stammered, unable to get the words out.
"Forget it. I'll let it go this time." Meng Xuan brushed the matter aside with a light touch.
"Phew." Gu Mo let out a breath of relief. "Thank you, Sister-in-Law."
"..."
To be honest, Meng Xuan really disliked being called that.
He could've called her Sister-in-Law or Big Sister-in-Law. But "Sister-in-Law" in that particular way sounded a little strange.
"Fellow Daoist Meng Xuan, where do you plan to travel in the Central Continent?" Xu Xing asked. "And what about you, Fellow Daoist Gu Mo?"
"I'm naturally heading to the Starry Sky Battlefield," Gu Mo replied decisively.
For many years, the Alliance had left the Starry Sky Battlefield entirely in the hands of the Seven Great Immortal Sects.
Though the Heart-Severing Qi was partly to blame, that couldn't serve as an excuse.
"Your own Dao should still come first."
"Of course." Gu Mo smiled freely. "I sat in seclusion for years without making the slightest progress. That's when I realized my Dao wasn't meant to be pursued that way."
The Starry Sky Battlefield—that was where he belonged!
He was going to make up for the Alliance's dereliction of duty, and to further his own cultivation.
"It's good that you've made up your mind." Xu Xing said no more.
The path to immortality was hard to walk. He could only hope Gu Mo would find what he sought on this journey.
"Sister-in-Law." Gu Mo took out a Jade Talisman. "A chance to start cultivating anew is rare. I have little to offer, but I hope this can keep your Dao Path safe and smooth."
The gray, unremarkable Jade Talisman was