Just as Yang Chen had expected, after Wang Yueru received the shocking information Yang Chen had mentioned, she hurriedly left the Beacon Fire Sect, destination unknown.
An hour later, Wang Yueru entered an inn.
Three hours later, Wang Yueru emerged from the inn.
Another five or ten hours later, Wang Yueru slipped into the Zongshan Sect, one of the ten great factions, and emerged two days later.
Thus, over the course of more than ten days, Wang Yueru visited dozens of places, large and small, back and forth. Only after more than ten days did she leave the Eastern Emperor Sect's territory and arrive in a barren region.
This barren region was filled with mountains encircling one another and devoid of human habitation. On ordinary days, not even a blade of grass or a tree could be seen here, much less people.
Yet Wang Yueru arrived here while looking around furtively, sneaking about like a ghost. It was not hard to tell that she had something to hide and harbored no good intentions.
Only after Wang Yueru seemed certain that there was no tail behind her did she enter the chain of mountains.
The surface of the mountain range was clearly protected by a restrictive formation. The moment Wang Yueru entered, she vanished without a trace.
Yet the mountains within that restrictive formation were an entirely different world.
Within were all kinds of humans and demon beasts. Setting the demon beasts aside, many of the humans were renowned figures in the outside world.
"Yueru is here!"
"Yueru!"
Upon seeing Wang Yueru, these people and demon beasts all spoke in another language. Even the way they addressed Wang Yueru had become simply Yueru, clearly because their race had no surname of Wang.
After arriving, Wang Yueru swept her gaze around. "Is