After bidding Bian Heng farewell, Zhang Tie had originally wanted to say goodbye to Tang Mei before leaving as well. However, Bian Heng had begun treating Tang Mei's Five Yin Severed Meridians two days ago. She was currently soaking in a medicinal bath inside Pill Cloud Cave on Hutuo Mountain and would not emerge for another two days. Once Zhang Tie learned this, he did not wait any longer. With a sweep of his sleeve, taking not a single cloud with him, he strode away from Hutuo Mountain and returned to a cliff by the sea where Tidewatch Courtyard stood.
Farewell. After one last look back at Hutuo Mountain, Zhang Tie leaped into the air, shooting skyward like an arrow and flying east. After flying several hundred kilometers eastward, Zhang Tie entered the clouds. The Invisibility Mirage Pearl activated, and his figure vanished in an instant. He then made a wide circle, flew back above the waters of White Dragon Bay, and silently plunged headfirst into its sea.
His protective Battle Qi kept the seawater from touching his body or clothes. In the blink of an eye, Zhang Tie reached the seabed. After making another wide circle and confirming that no one was following him, he swam toward the Jade Sea.
In that brief time, Zhang Tie had already used the Illusory Body Divine Bloodline to change his face, while also changing into clothes of a different color from those he had worn when leaving Hutuo Mountain.
Zhang Tie did not swim through the water at top speed, moving forward at only an ordinary pace so as not to draw too much attention.
In less than an hour, Zhang Tie reached the junction between White Dragon Bay and the Jade Sea.
A colossal city wall thousands of meters high stood