Lin Hanhua encouraged Yan Zhaoge greatly.
His attitude towards Yan Zhaoge was no different from how he looked at Yan Di and Fu Ting.
However, as Yan Zhaoge and Lin Hanhua exchanged glances, they both felt like they had a tacit understanding.
To a certain extent, Lin Hanhua had come to the World beyond Worlds to fulfill the Dragon Spring Emperor's wish to return home rather than acting as a spy for the Roving Jade Heavens.
Therefore, Yan Zhaoge guessed that while it was out of consideration for confidentiality and also because there was no need for it, Lin Hanhua might not have much contact with the Roving Jade Heavens.
Here, he lived more as a disciple of the Southeastern Exalt.
It was only when he had been forced to leave the World beyond Worlds like today that he might try to inform the Roving Jade Heavens.
There was no relationship between him and Yan Zhaoge. Lin Hanhua had always taken care of him, partly because he had discovered that Yan Zhaoge was proficient in the Immortal Ending Sword Manual as well.
It was just that Lin Hanhua had never been able to ascertain Yan Zhaoge's background.
However, this time, within Lin Hanhua's gaze, Yan Zhaoge saw some more understanding.
This caused Yan Zhaoge's heart to jolt slightly, "He contacted the Roving Jade Heavens previously. Did they tell him anything?"
Thinking of this, the question from back then surfaced in his mind once more.
Why had the Roving Jade Heavens given him the Immortal Trapping Sword Manual?
It was still a secret to most that he simultaneously cultivated in the Three Purities. He had rarely clashed with descendants of the Prime Clear lineage as it should have been very hard for them to tell.
First not mentioning that he just so happened to require a supreme martial art of the Prime Clear lineage to attempt a breakthrough into the Seeing Divinity Martial Saint realm, the Immortal Trapping Sword Manual was exactly what he needed.
If not for Yan Zhaoge cultivating in the Immortal Trapping Sword, it would have been much more difficult for his side to obtain victory in the earlier battle of the Royal Reed Sea.
Victory might even have been hard to predict.
After all, there was only a slight difference between experts at times.
Shen Lingzi and Kang Ping who cultivated in the Time Flowing Sword yet had been completely countered by the Immortal Trapping Sword had died with remaining grievances.
At the end of the day, the two of them were supreme geniuses, rare existences amongst Immortal Bridge Martial Saints who could challenge opponents of a higher cultivation level.
While they were stronger than most opponents by half a cultivation level or even a level, they were instead inferior when facing the Immortal Trapping Sword.
The difference between this addition and subtraction was huge.
Yan Zhaoge could not help but ponder, "The Roving Jade Heavens might not know of the return of Shen Lingzi, Daoist Shi and the others. Still, having gathered information on me and the Royal Reed Sea, it would not be hard for them to know that the ones who pose a greater threat to me these past few years are Shen Lingzi, Gu Zhang and He Dongcheng, the three Immortal Bridge Martial Saints who cultivate in the Time Flowing Sword."
Of course, those of the Roving Jade Heavens had also somewhat underestimated Yan Zhaoge and Broad Creed Mountain.
Whatever the case, however, Yan Zhaoge had obtained the Immortal Trapping Sword for free. The other party had clearly lent him a hand.
As for saying that it was to redeem Sun Zhongda, even Sun Zhongda himself did not believe it.
Yan Zhaoge had already taken the advantage.
Whether or not there would be any downsides remained to be seen.
Still, whether it was towards the Roving Jade Heavens or the Lin Hanhua before him, Yan Zhaoge vaguely felt more of goodwill.
This made him even more confused.
"Strange …" Yan Zhaoge shook his head, doubts arising within his heart.
Lin Hanhua seemed to have sensed Yan Zhaoge's puzzlement.
Still, looking at Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di, he just smiled slightly, not saying anything.
Perhaps having long since been mentally prepared for this day, Lin Hanhua was still very calm despite being forced to leave the World beyond Worlds.
The invasion of the southern Blazing Heaven Territory had been repelled, and Shen Lingzi whose identity had been exposed had perished as well.
While he was reluctant to part, he had no regrets.
Two days later, Lin Hanhua left Golden Court Mountain, leaving the World beyond Worlds as he fled into extradimensional space, his whereabouts unknown.
Yan Zhaoge and the others and Mu Jun's group of Golden Court Mountain watched this former head disciple of the Southeastern Exalt depart at the peak of Shadow Mountain.
While their emotions were complex, with a small portion feeling resentment arising from having been deceived.
Still, most of the Golden Court Mountain disciples were still rather reluctant to part with Lin Hanhua.
Mu Jun forcefully retained Lin Hanhua's residence at Shadow Mountain, also dispatching people to clean and take care of it regularly.
Meanwhile, the Southeastern Exalt Cao Jie who had not appeared all this time tacitly approved of his actions.
The Southeastern Swordsmistress and the other longtime Golden Court Mountain experts all maintained their silence.
"Miss Fu, let us be on our way as well," After sending Lin Hanhua off and meeting the Southeastern Exalt, Yan Zhaoge ceased his thoughts and said to Fu Ting.
Fu Ting nodded, "Young Master Yan, Chief Yan, please."
After taking their leave of the Southeastern Exalt and leaving Golden Court Mountain, Fu Ting took out a Shadow Shrinking Pouch.
She retrieved a great amount of treasures from within, quickly setting up a formation amidst space.
The patterns of the formation did not look complicated. Instead, they were rather profound as they contained a unique concept.
With the formation as its foundation, a simple yet majestic altar was erected.
Fu Ting ascended the altar, simultaneously striking out with her palms, one standing before her while the other slammed down on the altar.
A pillar of light was instantly emitted from the top of the altar, illuminating the sky.
A hole was created in the sky by this pillar of light, leading to extradimensional space that seemed boundless and limitless.
Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di followed Fu Ting and the other Ingenious Flying Peak martial practitioners into the pillar of light, heading towards extradimensional space.
Guided by the pillar of light, their figures seemed to merge with the flowing light as they instantly traversed numerous layers of space.
At this moment, time seemed to have lost all meaning. It seemed like an instant, yet also like eternity.
When the chaotic phenomena of space vanished before the eyes of Yan Zhaoge and the others, when the scenery reappeared, a place that resembled a majestic Immortal realm appeared before them.
There was nothing special about this place, just that the purest, most primordial qis of yin and yang existed between the heavens and the earth.
The qis of yin and yang transformed into bright and dim black and white, coiling unceasingly amidst space.
Gazing over from afar, at the centre of space where the two qis of black and white intersected stood a simple, unadorned palace.
Seeing this, Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di both thought, "That should be the Brocade Emperor's Minor No Hatred dao arena."
As Fu Ting and the others brought Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di over, the Minor No Hatred dao arena immediately sensed it.
The door of the palace opened, someone emerging and first bowing towards Fu Ting, "Senior apprentice-aunt Fu."
This was a disciple of Ingenious Flying Peak who was cultivating at the Minor No Hatred dao arena. He was of a generation younger than Fu Ting and was actually much older.
Being familiar with him, Fu Ting immediately said, "These two are Chief Yan Di and Young Master Yan of Broad Creed Mountain in the southeastern Yang Heaven Territory's Royal Reed Sea. They have come to this dao arena at father's invitation as guests."
That Ingenious Flying Peak disciple hurriedly greeted Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di as well as those Ingenious Flying Peak martial practitioners who had come along with Fu Ting.
Still, after the greetings, he glanced at Yan Zhaoge and Yan Di before secretly sending a sound transmission to Fu Ting, "Senior apprentice-aunt, Grand Master is currently not here."
Fu Ting was rather taken aback, "How could that be? It was father who instructed me to bring people here to see him. Could it be that he has returned to the World beyond Worlds' Kunlun Mountain for urgent matters? "
That Ingenious Flying Peak disciple smiled bitterly, "Grand Master actually just left not long ago. I do not know the details either. Still, he left behind a letter for you, senior apprentice-aunt."
"Settle the two guests first," Fu Ting frowned slightly, "Where is the letter? Bring it over for me to read."
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