The Heaven-Peering Compass lay perfectly still in Toutian's arms, like a well-behaved little child. Clearly, it had already acknowledged Toutian as its master.
After all, the Heaven-Peering Compass was a treasured relic of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion from ancient times. It only recognized members of the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and no one else could make it work.
Toutian happened to be one of them, which was why the compass had acknowledged him as its master.
"All right, Ye Lin. Let's go. We've got what we came for."
After putting everything away, Toutian turned to Ye Lin. Ye Lin nodded and took out the Flying Boat.
"Don't worry. With the Heaven-Peering Compass helping us, no one can find us. I guarantee it."
Seeing Toutian act so confident, Ye Lin looked unconvinced. Last time, he'd truly thought Toutian had managed to fool a Dao Integration True Lord, only to find out that the man had spotted them.
Thinking about how he'd taken the other man's treasured mountain-protecting relic right under his nose made him feel a little awkward.
Ye Lin took out the Flying Boat, and the two of them left the palace. He tossed the Heaven-Peering Compass into the air, and it instantly transformed into a gigantic Flying Boat, ten meters long.
The two stood on the deck. The next moment, the Flying Boat shot into the sky, and not a single ghost around them tried to stop it.
Not long after they left, the Dark Forest fell into complete chaos. Once these ordinary ghosts entered the Dark Forest, they could never leave.
If they tried to leave, they would be punished by the Heavenly Dao, with bolts of lightning raining down on them.
But this time, they discovered that after leaving the forest, no lightning appeared, contrary to what they