Li Lin, a Martial Grandmaster disciple of the World beyond Worlds' eastern Vast Heaven Territory's Fog Tea Mountain's Rinsing Flower Sect.
This was the current identity of the Martial Saint Xue Chuqing.
Due to her efforts, she had successfully entered the ranks of the Rinsing Flower Sect disciples who had descended to the lower worlds over ten years ago, living a low-profile life there ever since.
Now that a new batch of disciples of the Rinsing Flower Sect had descended to the lower worlds, it was time for them to return to the World beyond Worlds.
Xue Chuqing did not attempt to remain in that lower world alone.
Everything went with the flow.
Too many deliberate actions would easily leave behind traces that would be discovered by those who were pursuing her.
The best place to hide a leaf was a forest.
If a leaf suddenly turned into a flower, however dense the surrounding foliage, it would still be conspicuous.
After all, those who were searching for her had much sharper eyesight than a hawk.
He was an ordinary person, quietly being a leaf. If he could stay on the branch, he would stay. If he wanted to fall to the ground, he would fall.
After falling and being buried in the soil, she would instead be reborn a second time.
The fate of the Rinsing Flower Sect disciple, Li Lin, was already destined to be ordinary and unremarkable.
After returning to the World beyond Worlds from the lower worlds, she would perish while out adventuring.
Apart from a few fellow disciples of the Rinsing Flower Sect whom she was more familiar with, this would not cause much of a stir.
There were only so many places to go missing in the lower worlds. The so-called danger zones were limited even for peak experts who could remain in the lower worlds, making it easy to find them.
It was different in the World beyond Worlds. Countless people were vanishing every day.
Xue Chuqing was already very familiar with such a life.
In order to avoid being tracked, she could not stay in the same place for too long.
Occasionally, she would leave her true name out of the need to set up a diversion. Still, she concealed her name like this most of the time.
Drifting from place to place, there was no end in sight.
Still, Xue Chuqing was not in a constant state of panic.
Even as she remained vigilant at all times, she also had a big heart that sought joy amidst hardship.
For example, what she was currently feeling conflicted about was not that she had to continue fleeing for her life. Instead, it was her seniority with Yan Di.
"Ah, so annoying!" Xue Chuqing thought hatefully in her heart, "I can't calculate it from the relationship between Great Grand Master and father-in-law and mother-in-law back then. In any case, we are not of the same sect, so we have to talk about our own matters. Yes, that's it!"
"Junior Sister Li, what's wrong?" Someone beside her asked curiously, "Don't tell me you still miss this place?"
Xue Chuqing, or rather, Li Lin, came back to her senses. She shook her head and said, "Not at all. I'm just regretting that I can't make it to the Pavilion of Heavenly Mysteries' third anniversary celebration."
Everyone said, "That's right. Although our chances aren't high, it would be great if we were chosen by the Sect Leader and the Elders to participate in the auction."
"Staying in the World beyond Worlds, there would at least be a chance. Coming down here, there is no chance at all."
"It's the same for the new batch of seniors and juniors. Speaking of which, I'm afraid they're even more regretful than us."
Everyone discussed animatedly, while Xue Chuqing fell silent once more.
Actually, she didn't feel any regret.
Compared to these Rinsing Flower Sect disciples, Xue Chuqing knew more.
These fellow disciples only knew how powerful the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion was now and how close it was to the lineage of the Sword Sovereign at Northern High Peak's Jade Capital Crag.
Meanwhile, as soon as Xue Chuqing heard that the current manager of the Heavenly Mysteries Pavilion was Xiao Ai, she knew that it was Broad Creed Mountain's handiwork, the handiwork of her husband and son.
Still, she didn't intend to look for Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di now.
She was proficient in the dao of divination and even possessed a supreme treasure like the River Diagram. Yet, she had never divined matters pertaining to Broad Creed Mountain. This was to avoid people who were similarly searching for her through divination discovering her traces and targeting Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di.
While Broad Creed Mountain had already gained a stable footing in the World beyond Worlds, even having a backer like the Sword Sovereign, Xue Chuqing was instead even more vigilant.
Those who were looking for her might be waiting for her to relax and reveal a flaw.
Therefore, even as she missed her kin, Xue Chuqing still forced her heart to be as calm as still water at this moment.
Was it not also a way of dispelling one's worries by thinking about one's seniority with Yan Di in a playful manner?
Xue Chuqing was currently completely fine as she rose into the air alongside her fellow disciples of the Rinsing Flower Sect, passing through the wound of the sky and returning to the World beyond Worlds beneath the protection of the sect's treasure.
She had long since surpassed the third level of the Martial Saint realm. Still, she was naturally acting like everyone else now.
Still, just as she was passing through the wound of the sky, some unease suddenly arose within Xue Chuqing's heart.
A hint of danger was indistinctly present.
Instantly, Xue Chuqing's heart was filled with alarm.
To her, if it really was an insignificant and minor danger, it should be small and clear.
However, it was currently so weak that it was virtually undetectable, yet blurry as if it was just her misperception. There could only be one explanation for that.
An expert who was extremely proficient in the dao of divination was deceiving her senses!
While there seemed to be no abnormalities on the surface, a faint light instantly flickered within Xue Chuqing's left pupil.
"I still can't see it clearly even through the River Diagram …" Xue Chuqing knit her brows slightly.
… …
At this moment, jade green light shot into the skies from the peak of a mountain in the World beyond Worlds.
The green light transformed into all-encompassing radiance that expanded into the surrounding heavens and earth.
As it expanded, the radiance faded as it gradually became hard to detect.
On the peak of the mountain, a figure raised his head and watched as the jade green light gradually vanished.
The voice of a person still seemed to resound by his ear.
The owner of that voice was precisely the person who had previously handed him the source of the green light, a jade green talisman paper.
It was the voice of the disciple of the Earth Exalt Wang Zhengcheng, the Earth Spirit Lord Li Junxin.
"This talisman originates from the Upper Exalt. The Upper Exalt's martial foundation is the Origin Heavenly Scripture of the Earlier Heaven Three Scriptures of the Jade Clear lineage, one of the most proficient divination techniques under the heavens."
"This talisman can suppress and deceive that Snow Crane's acute sense of danger which is close to foresight, even disrupting her half of the River Diagram."
"My Master's divination indicates that the opportunity should be in the near future. Please calculate its general location. With such a division of labor, it will be easier for us to find clues and obtain accurate information."
"With the help of the Upper Exalt's talisman, even if that Snow Crane moves, we will still be able to track it within a short period of time."
"It is just that time is limited at the end of the day. If we miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to intercept this Snow Crane in the future."
"At the same time, if that father and son of Broad Creed Mountain detect something amiss and rush over to reinforce us, while my Master has already made appropriate arrangements, we still have to be prepared for the worst. Therefore, we must end this battle quickly and deal with it as soon as possible."
"Intercept that Snow Crane. Her life and death will be at your disposal. Only, my Master wants to take a look at the various treasures on that Snow Crane. I hope that you will remember this."
The other party seemed not to be afraid that he would take the treasures for himself.
Still, he indeed did not have much time to think about that now.
To him, the best situation would be to silently take care of Xue Chuqing without the father and son of Broad Creed Mountain knowing anything about it. Only then would everything be fine. Otherwise, there would be no end of trouble.
Sighing, he closed his eyes, silently calculating within his heart.
After a long time, he abruptly opened his eyes before his figure vanished from the spot, speeding off in a certain direction.
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