609: spying

Below Xuan Dao Peak, a Black-robed Figure slowly descended.

At the checkpoint down the mountain, Immortal Master Cai Yan felt an involuntary chill in his heart when he saw the Black-robed Figure, whose lips carried an inexplicable smile, appear.

"Esteemed guest, please proceed slowly."

Immortal Master Cai Yan's vigilance was at its peak, and he forced out a difficult smile, saying to the approaching person with a trembling voice.

"Hehe..."

The Black-robed Figure glanced at Immortal Master Cai Yan, chuckled softly, shook his head slightly, and with a step, had already left the mysterious light/aura (boundary) protecting Xuan Dao Peak, heading into the distance.

At the same time.

On Xuan Dao Peak, the Palace Lord's hall was already empty... Outside Xuanyun Realm, jungles were everywhere.

Among the towering giant trees.

A Black-robed Figure stepped out unhurriedly.

The autumn wind blew, and leaves rustled.

The Black-robed Figure paused, looked up, revealing an extremely handsome face, and gazed into the distance.

In the distance, a point of light shimmered in the sky.

In an instant.

This light had gradually grown larger in the eyes of the Black-robed Figure.

Boom ~

The Void Realm trembled, and several figures suddenly appeared from within that light.

The leader was a young figure whose appearance was somewhat ordinary, but whose demeanor was exceptionally distinguished.

Beside the young figure, there was also a Middle-aged Cultivator dressed in a light green robe, followed by three Cultivators of varying attire and obscure, profound auras, all looking down at the Black-robed Figure.

"We meet again, young man of the Mu Family."

"And you..."

"Yaoguang's ninth Disciple."

The Black-robed Figure silently watched these five figures appear, his playful gaze sweeping over the green-robed Middle-aged Cultivator, then landing on the young man beside the Middle-aged Cultivator.

In the air, Zhou Xingqun, with his ordinary face but distinguished temperament, looked solemn.

Zhou Xingqun frowned as he looked; the figure beneath the black robe had never appeared in his memory, yet, like the Incarnation of Dao Lord Yuheng discovered before, he had an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

It was as if he had met him a long time ago.

This feeling made Zhou Xingqun's brow furrow slightly; it reminded him that he, too, was one of this person's substitutes back then.

It was just that his luck was much better than the previous few, which allowed him to have the opportunity to directly face this person hidden in the infinite depths once again.

"Senior Martial Uncle Yuheng, Revered Master wishes to see you."

After exchanging a glance with the Black-robed Figure below, Zhou Xingqun exhaled lightly and said slowly.

"Hehe ~"

"It's the same old line every time, truly boring."

Below, the Black-robed Figure revealed a mouthful of white teeth, his tone carrying a hint of mockery.

"Senior Mu..."

Zhou Xingqun ignored him, merely bowing to the Middle-aged Cultivator in the light green robe beside him.

"Old King, forgive my offense."

Mu Changkong, the Void Refining Early Stage Grand Cultivator of the Mu Family, pressed his hand down.

Boom!

As the Wood Divine Ability circulated, among the myriad ancient mountains below, countless trees grew and expanded with a roar.

Giant trees grew, forming a cage that sealed off all the Void Realm around the Black-robed Figure.

"Heh ~"

The Black-robed Figure's expression remained unchanged, he chuckled lightly, still standing with his hands behind his back, making no resistance whatsoever.

In the air, Mu Changkong's expression darkened slightly, and the cage formed by myriad ancient trees suddenly shrank.

As the Void Realm compressed, the Middle-aged Figure in the light green robe reached out, beckoning towards the green wood cage below, which had shrunk to about ten feet in size.

The green wood cage quietly rose, flying before the Middle-aged Man and Zhou Xingqun.

"The aura has disappeared..."

Mu Changkong's expression slightly condensed, and with a wave of his hand, he opened the green wood cage, revealing a Black-robed Figure with an ordinary aura and a look of terrified unease inside, trembling as he looked at them.

"It's like this again..."

Zhou Xingqun sighed.

Although they could always detect it in time whenever someone suspected to be Dao Lord Yuheng appeared, each time they returned empty-handed.

After so many years, the true Reincarnation of Dao Lord Yuheng had never appeared.

"Let's go."

Mu Changkong shook his head, and taking the ordinary Black-robed Cultivator, he turned to leave.

Zhou Xingqun nodded, then glanced in the direction of the Chaotic Sea, not lingering here, and followed beside Mu Changkong, disappearing into the Void Realm.

After Zhou Xingqun and the Cultivators of the Yaoguang Ancient Kingdom's Mu Family departed.

In the air, a figure with an unnoticeable aura quietly appeared, one hand behind his back, the other seemingly holding an invisible object, gazing in the direction where Zhou Xingqun and the others had left.

Dao Lord Xuan Tian retracted his gaze, glanced at the wisp of invisible aura he had just intercepted, and his figure slowly dissolved.

At the summit of Xuan Dao Peak, at the Dao Palace Forbidden Ground, before the massive stone wall.

Dao Lord Xuan Tian's figure emerged.

"Revered Master."

'Qin Wuyou,' who was sitting cross-legged beneath the stone wall, rose and bowed to Dao Lord Xuan Tian.

"Today, this Revered Master occasionally felt something and needs to enter seclusion for some days, Disciple, you may withdraw."

Dao Lord Xuan Tian left these words and stepped into the stone wall.

'Qin Wuyou''s expression remained unchanged, he bowed again, and retreated in the direction down the mountain.

Inside the stone wall, in the Void Realm secret chamber.

Dao Lord Xuan Tian's figure appeared.

"Dao Lord Yuheng, your intentions are untrustworthy, perhaps you hide an alternative method to achieve the Dao, it's hard to say, so let me take a look myself..."

Dao Lord Xuan Tian glanced at his empty right hand, sat down cross-legged, and with a thought, the ancient green lamp that floated in the Void Realm, emitting a faint green light, slowly drifted towards him.

Looking at the indestructible azure lamp before him, Dao Lord Xuan Tian's invisible Dao essence overflowed, enveloping the green lamp.

Having obtained this green lamp for so many years, and with the assistance of the Ye Family Bloodline, although he couldn't completely refine and control it, he could still slightly activate some of its power.

Boom ~

The green lamp trembled, its light greatly intensifying, enveloping the entire Void Realm secret chamber in a faint green glow.

An ineffable, profound Dao manifested from the green lamp.

The Heavenly Venerate Dao... was within reach... The moment the green light surged, Dao Lord Xuan Tian's eyes became infatuated.

The profundity of the Dao was irresistible.

Fortunately, it was only for a moment that Dao Lord Xuan Tian awoke, sighing softly, and placed the invisible aura he had intercepted into the green lamp flame.

Boom ~

The green lamp shone, and the invisible aura revealed its traces, transforming into invisible lines that merged into the green light.

Within the green light, a river of time seemed to appear; each invisible line seemed to represent a person, and scenes of profound mystery unfolded before Dao Lord Xuan Tian's eyes.

Figures were illuminated one after another, only to dim again.

A moment later.

A figure with a smile on his lips appeared within this green light.

"Fellow Daoist Yuheng, I've caught you..."

Dao Lord Xuan Tian's mind focused, looking at the figure within the green light.

"Yao Yubai of the Qingtian Sect in the Chaotic Sea..."

Dao Lord Xuan Tian noted this figure.

Dispelling the light of the green lamp, Dao Lord Xuan Tian's mind relaxed.

The green lamp flew up, continuing to sink and float in the Void Realm.