Si Yun stood on the deserted summit of Fated Union Mountain, gazing at the perfectly ordinary rocks, grass, and trees around him, his expression dazed.
He frowned and pondered for a long while, then fumbled hazily inside his robes for a Cross-Realm Talisman Token and activated it.
A faint light rose, and a passage opened soundlessly. Si Yun stepped into it and vanished. Just as the passage was about to close, an intangible phantom quietly slipped in behind him.
Inside the cave abode on Spirit Rhinoceros Island.
Chu Mo materialized and beckoned, drawing the Mystic Womb Incarnation stationed here back into his body.
Before personally infiltrating the Red Silk Realm, he had left this mystic embryo outside to handle Spirit Rhinoceros Island's daily affairs in his stead, while also providing him with an alibi.
Chu Mo straightened his sleeves. Just then, True Person Xi Hong's voice came from outside the cave abode. "Are you here, Junior Brother Youxuan?"
"Please come in, Senior Brother."
Xi Hong walked in, looking somewhat troubled. Clearly, he was still worrying about the matter of fate. He settled into a seat opposite Chu Mo and, after a few pleasantries, said, "Have you seen Si Yun recently, Junior Brother? He suddenly sent me a message just now, saying he had urgent business and needed to return to his sect immediately. He left in quite a hurry."
Chu Mo naturally knew that Si Yun intended to deliver the origin spirit from his dream, but he still put on a slightly surprised expression. "Fellow Daoist Si Yun returned to his sect? I hadn't heard. Perhaps he received a sudden summons, or had some urgent business to attend to."
Xi Hong did not pursue the matter. He shook his head. "Never mind. He has his own destined encounters. That isn't