Heavenheart Island, at the gates of the Heavenly Heart Sect.
Since Xiao Ying had formally bid farewell to the Heavenly Heart Sect, and both sides tacitly understood the special circumstances, there had been no grand send-off ceremony, nor had the sect sent anyone to accompany him.
After returning to his quarters, Xiao Ying solemnly brought his accompanying clansmen and himself into the Heaven-Earth Bell. He then summoned Shadow King Yi Miaoyun and ordered her to carry the bell away in stealth. Most of the Heavenly Heart disciples and devil cultivators watching openly or from the shadows lost their target entirely. They could neither find Yi Miaoyun nor detect any trace of her aura. She easily shook off their divine-sense locks and reached the gates of the Heavenly Heart Sect without incident.
"High Priest! I can faintly sense two or three auras watching me. One carries unmistakably chilling hostility. With my abilities alone, there is little chance of evading the attention of an unknown number of Emperor Grade beings!"
Before reaching the gates, Yi Miaoyun, who had transformed into a shadow to travel unseen, nervously transmitted her voice to Xiao Ying inside the Heaven-Earth Bell.
Among the myriad races of the heavens, the Shadow Clan was indeed one of the best at concealing its movements and form. But that was relative, not absolute. Given the differences in cultivation, the existence of special secret arts and divine abilities, and the deliberate attention focused on her, Yi Miaoyun knew her limits. Although nothing unusual had happened yet, she knew she could not escape the scrutiny of certain Great Adepts. Besides, she could clearly sense that she was being watched.
A faint ripple passed over the Heaven-Earth Bell as a reply came: "It is fine! Just follow the plan. Conceal yourself as best you