Above the mountains, a pitch-black figure flashed across the sky. His terrifying speed stirred not the slightest ripple of energy, and no one could detect his passing.
It was Xiao Fan, who had just left Sound Valley. He had obtained news of Yue Yao from Ru Shuang, and although it was only a general direction, he had not chosen to give up.
Following Ru Shuang's instructions, Xiao Fan flew westward. He could also sense that this was the direction in which the ice-blue spear had vanished earlier.
"Looks like she at least didn't lie to me..."
Although Xiao Fan had no way to prove that Yue Yao was there, this was far better than flitting around like a headless fly.
It meant that, at the very least, his efforts were not in vain.
Along the way, Xiao Fan's vast soul power continually probed the surrounding space, searching for hidden spatial formations or spatial nodes.
Having just experienced what happened at Sound Valley, Xiao Fan suspected that Yue Yao's location was even more secretive. Like Sound Valley, it must have been hidden within a small world through some special means.
Otherwise, he would not have gone this long without hearing anything about her.
Under the perception of Xiao Fan's soul power, every detail along his route was laid bare.
Xiao Fan could sense that the farther west he traveled, the fewer signs of human life there were. Below him, the land gradually gave way to vast, endless mountains.
As Xiao Fan pressed onward, he also sensed that the surging energy between heaven and earth was gradually growing calmer.
It was an indescribable feeling. Although the concentration of energy had not changed between the two regions, his keen soul power detected an invisible restraint between heaven and earth.
It was as though