A-Lan answered with a hint of a mischievous smile, "I learned it. Just listening was enough."
The Red-Clad Woman tossed the End-blown Flute to her, then closed her eyes and waited on the reclining chair.
There was no need to explain what she meant. A-Lan took up the flute and began playing that tune...
After parting with the Red-Clad Woman, Shi Chun hurried back to their lodgings, called Wu Jinliang and Yu Xuanbing along, and left with them for the Divine Mountain.
Once they reached the foot of the Divine Mountain, they naturally had no intention of walking openly inside. They resorted to their old method: Wu Jinliang dug a tunnel, preparing to enter underground.
Taking part himself and accompanying them underground, Yu Xuanbing felt obliged to warn them, "The Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain is protected by the Northern Dipper Spirit-Repelling Formation. If there are any places in the entire Cultivation World that I can't spy on, the Phoenix Clan's Divine Mountain is certainly one of them. Digging a tunnel won't help. You can't get in."
He was not wrong, which was why Wu Jinliang kept chuckling as he dug.
As though to prove Yu Xuanbing's point, that invisible barrier soon blocked the three men sneaking underground.
Yu Xuanbing folded his arms, seeming to say, Now do you see that it won't work?
He warned them again, "Don't try to break through by force. You'll alert the mountain guards. I could escape easily enough on my own, but getting away with you two might not be so simple."
Shi Chun wasted no words and answered with action. He took out the Golden Command Arrow and channeled his power into it, releasing a golden, rippling shimmer. The shimmer spread effortlessly into the barrier. With a gesture, Shi Chun led the other