The Royal Court's pursuit did not fade with the passage of time. Instead, it showed signs of only growing more intense.
As wave after wave of turmoil swept across the entire Northern Frontier, many factions were surprised to find that despite such strict blockades and searches, there was still no news whatsoever of Bai Yu or Fei Jingxin. Many believed that Bai Yu had already secretly returned to the Eastern Saint Domain, perhaps even reaching the Holy Heaven Cult.
Yet not a single person dared enter the Holy Heaven Cult to investigate. Even the Royal Court and Sword Burial Sect only probed in secret. For a time, the situation in the Northern Frontier grew even more complicated.
What no one knew was that Bai Yu was already on his way to the Boundary Severance Wasteland.
At the Northern Frontier's border, Beast City.
At the heart of the city stood an enormous teleportation array. People came and went, while massive detection devices floated above the exits of the teleportation array, casting their light over the passing crowds.
Noticing the scans from the immortal detection artifacts, most people felt somewhat displeased, but everyone silently endured it. After all, the force behind these things was the Royal Court, an unassailable behemoth.
Anyone wishing to reach the Boundary Severance Wasteland had to pass through Beast City. It was also the Northern Frontier's only route to that land of chaos.
Outside the teleportation array, countless mounts and cultivators streaked through the air as blurs of light. The overwhelming crowds and dense spiritual energy painted the city's prosperity in the fullest colors.
At that moment, two figures stood side by side before the gates of the teleportation array. The man looked exceptionally young. He studied the array before him with keen interest, his eyes filled