"Senior, you have come to my aid time and again. I no longer know how I could possibly repay you."
Tears of gratitude filled Qing Shuang's eyes as she continued.
"But if you go out now and happen to encounter an Immortal Realm expert from the Xiao Household, you could be in trouble. Why not... stay inside the formation as well, Senior, and decide what to do once things settle down?"
"There is no need. I am confident I have a few tricks when it comes to escape techniques. As long as I do not encounter a Profound Immortal Yuxiao from the Xiao Household, no one can threaten me."
Having said that, Song Wen gave Qing Shuang no chance to speak again and darted toward the Cave entrance.
In the blink of an eye, he passed through the concealment formation's barrier, left the cave, and reached the lakebed.
Song Wen rose into the air and flew back the way he had come.
If the Xiao Household's people followed their trail, they would approach from that direction as well.
After flying roughly ten thousand li, Song Wen stopped atop a mountain.
A Soul Bottle suddenly appeared in his hand, containing none other than Xiao Yuankui's soul.
This Soul Bottle had been refined from special spiritual materials and could not be detected by spiritual sense. Moreover, once a soul was placed inside it, life tablets, Soul Lamps, and similar objects could no longer track it.
Still, to be safe, Song Wen decided not to carry the Soul Bottle with him, in case the Xiao Household possessed some unknown secret art capable of bypassing its restrictions.
Song Wen tucked the Soul Bottle into a crevice between the rocks, then covered it with soil.
He then activated an Earth-Escape Talisman. Earth-yellow spiritual light enveloped