Elder Tong Xuan, Drenched in Cold Sweat

After a brief appearance at the Mittel Auction House, Zi Yan was immediately drawn to the vendors and shops on the streets of Jia Ma Sacred City.

Zhukun naturally accompanied Zi Yan without hesitation, transforming into an ordinary father and daughter and blending into the crowd of the city.

After they left, Xiao Yi Xian quietly walked to Huo Yuhao's side and whispered something.

"Brother Huo Yuhao, Sister Yun Yun left a letter and suddenly left."

"I know." Huo Yuhao's reaction was surprisingly calm. "She went to gather the remaining elders and disciples of the Misty Cloud Sect."

Huo Yuhao explained, "Last night, when she was preparing to leave quietly, Senior Tian Huo noticed the fluctuations in her aura."

Yun Yun was, after all, Xiao Yan's fiancée. After learning from Senior Tian Huo that she planned to go to Ghost-Suppressing Pass alone...

Concerned for her safety, Huo Yuhao created Divine Sense Clone to secretly follow and protect her.

Moreover, in order to prevent the accidental destruction of his Divine Sense Clone by a powerful enemy, which would result in the loss of Spatial Coordinates, Huo Yuhao was extremely cautious this time.

Huo Yuhao immediately dispatched two clones, each at least five kilometers apart.

This ensures that even if one clone encounters misfortune, the other can react in time.

Huo Yuhao looked out the window. After all, Yun Yun's strength at the Dou Emperor level was still too weak on the Battle Qi Continent!

"Sect Master Yun plans to rebuild the Misty Cloud Sect."

Huo Yuhao withdrew his gaze. "However, because Misty Cloud Mountain has been destroyed, there is currently no suitable place within the Jia Ma Empire to serve as the foundation for a new sect."

"Therefore, after gathering the old members of the sect, Sect Master Yun will lead them to the Black-Corner Region to attempt to rebuild the sect there."

Xiao Yi Xian sighed softly, "I hope Sister Yun Yun will have a smooth journey and successfully rebuild the sect."

Around noon, Elder Tong Xuan, who had gone to the old site of Misty Cloud Mountain to investigate the situation, returned safely, bringing back an item that surprised Huo Yuhao.

"The Profound Heavy Ruler?" Huo Yuhao was stunned for a moment when he saw the dark, heavy, and almost perfectly intact giant ruler in Elder Tong Xuan's hand.

He had assumed that the weapon, along with Misty Cloud Mountain, had already vanished into Nihility during the destructive burst of his Spiritual Formation.

Elder Tong Xuan chuckled and stroked his beard, handing the Profound Heavy Ruler back to Huo Yuhao.

"Hehe, I remember this ruler should be Xiao Yan's weapon, right? I found it in a wooded area on the outskirts of Misty Cloud Mountain."

It turned out that when Xiao Yan unleashed the Destruction Fire Lotus, the massive shockwave from the explosion had already sent the Profound Heavy Ruler flying far away from the core battlefield.

This, by a twist of fate, allowed it to avoid the subsequent devastating crushing force of the Spiritual Formation, thus escaping destruction.

"Thank you, Elder Tong Xuan!" Huo Yuhao accepted the heavy ruler and bowed.

In the spiritual realm, the Guardian Mirror, upon seeing the intact Profound Heavy Ruler, immediately began to hum excitedly.

"Haha! Great! Now we have all the materials we need to repair my mirror body! Before Xiao Yan wakes up, let's quickly chip off a small piece—"

Huo Yuhao's consciousness responded helplessly, "Wait a little longer. We'll find a chance to repair you after we separate from Uncle Zhukun."

Just then, Elder Tong Xuan's gaze was drawn to two figures who had just walked in from outside. It was Zhukun and Zi Yan, who had returned after touring most of Jia Ma Sacred City.

Zhukun was holding all sorts of snacks, many of which had only been bitten once or twice. It was clear that Zi Yan had tasted them but was not satisfied, so she had given them directly to her father.

"Young Master Huo, who are these two gentlemen?"

Elder Tong Xuan's gaze instantly locked onto them; more accurately, all his attention was drawn to Zhukun.

As Half-Saint- saint, his senses were incredibly sharp, yet he found himself completely unable to see through this middle-aged man who showed no signs of energy fluctuation and was only preoccupied with coaxing his daughter.

"This doesn't taste good!" Zi Yan took a bite of the bright red candied hawthorn in her hand, immediately wrinkled her little face, and stuck out her tongue.

"Only the outside is sweet, the inside is too sour!"

"If you don't like it, then don't eat it! Try this Honey Sugar Painting; it's all sweet!"

Zhukun quickly took the string of candied hawthorns and handed over a crystal-clear sugar painting of a butterfly.

However, while his hands continued moving and he seemed to be paying all his attention to his daughter, he glanced at Elder Tong Xuan out of the corner of his eye.

Boom!

Just from that fleeting glance, Elder Tong Xuan felt as if an invisible, massive hammer had struck the depths of his soul!

His face turned pale instantly, his chest tightened, and he broke out in a cold sweat all over his body, looking as if he had just been pulled out of the water, his clothes completely soaked.

"How is that possible?!"

Elder Tong Xuan was utterly shocked.

He had only released a small amount of power out of habit to try and find out the other party's background, but he never expected it to cause such a terrifying backlash!

The opponent didn't even retaliate deliberately, yet he, a Half-Saint level expert, was almost overwhelmed!

This person's strength is unfathomable! His soul realm is at least at the Heaven Realm Great Perfection!

In terms of strength, he is at least a mid-level Dou Sheng, and may even be a high-level Dou Sheng!

"Uncle!" Huo Yuhao noticed Elder Tong Xuan's unusual behavior and stepped forward, just in time to block their view.

Huo Yuhao then introduced, "This is Elder Tong Xuan of the Ancient Clan, who is responsible for escorting me to Central Plains this time."

Then, he turned to Elder Tong Xuan was still in shock.

"Elder Tong Xuan, this is Senior Zhukun, and this is her daughter Zi Yan. They will also be traveling with us to Central Plains this time."

Zhukun then put all the odds and ends of the snacks into his Storage Ring, and leisurely looked Elder Tong Xuan up and down, making Elder Tong Xuan feel uneasy.

"Ancient Clan? A Dou Emperor race, I suppose. That doesn't sound familiar."

Zhukun said calmly, "Fine, I'll give you a ride this time. You can save yourself a Spatial Scroll."

After saying that, to Huo Yuhao's surprise, Zhukun did not directly tear through space to construct Spatial Passage to Central Plains.

Instead, he leisurely took out a simple-looking boat from his Storage Ring, its entire body shimmering with silver-gray spatial ripples.

Huo Yuhao looked at the ship that was emitting strong spatial fluctuations and couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

"Uncle, why use this?"

Given Zhukun's control over spatial power, even a clone could easily traverse extremely long distances.

Zhukun chuckled and patted the smooth gunwale.

"Boat travel is comfortable! If you're not in a hurry, why rush through space?"

He paused, then looked at Huo Yuhao and Zi Yan, who had jumped into the spaceship out of curiosity.

"Furthermore, I have some things to teach you and Zi Yan during this voyage. Let's slow down a bit and stay in the Spatial Passage for a while longer, which will make it easier to teach."