The next morning, Xu Qingtong left the inn, browsed several shops, and bought some necessities.
Seeing that it was nearly noon, Xu Qingtong walked out of Linyue City's east gate.
Before long, Hong Fei also arrived at the city gate.
After they met up, Xu Qingtong brought out the Swiftwind Boat. They boarded it and headed straight for Shuangjia Mountain.
Only after arriving did Xu Qingtong understand why the place was called Shuangjia Mountain!
As it turned out, Shuangjia Mountain consisted of two great mountains standing side by side, running from northeast to southwest.
The northern mountain belonged to the Anyang Sect, while the southern one fell under the Heavenly Mystery Palace's jurisdiction. Between them lay a long, narrow valley. Its terrain was treacherous, strewn with jagged rocks, and rarely visited.
Xu Qingtong searched the valley for quite some time before finding a relatively secluded spot.
He landed the Flying Boat, brought out the Cloud-Howling Sword, and spent just under an hour carving out a simple cave abode.
"Fellow Daoist Hong, come into the cave abode with me!" Xu Qingtong called to Hong Fei.
After they entered the cave abode, Xu Qingtong took out his formation implements and began setting up formations.
The formations he laid were mainly concealment formations, intended to prevent discovery and probing by divine sense.
After setting up the formations, he also placed restrictions inside the cave to prevent divine souls and divine sense from escaping.
Only once everything was ready did Xu Qingtong take out a jade bottle. Inside was the Golden Core of the dark, thin old man from the Heavenly Mystery Palace's Law City branch hall. The hall master's primordial spirit was still contained within it.
Before the dark, thin old man's primordial spirit could react, Xu Qingtong unleashed a Blood-Soul Restriction, sealing