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“It seems I’ll have to go there myself!”

Chu Mo took a deep breath, thinking to himself.

“Young Master, would you like me to accompany you?”

At this moment, Zhao Chan spoke, a look of anticipation on her face.

“Alright!”

Chu Mo glanced at her, pondered for a moment, then nodded and said.

A moment later.

As a cry suddenly echoed from Taihua Peak, an exceptionally magnificent Golden-Winged Great Peng soared into the sky, carrying Chu Mo and Zhao Chan on its back, quickly disappearing into the horizon.

And after he left.

Elder Jiuling immediately followed from the shadows, protecting Chu Mo’s safety.

At the same time.

In Taichu Palace, the Sect Master, who was comprehending the Dao in the sea of clouds, also noticed Chu Mo’s departure and immediately said to the Void Realm in front of him: “Great Saint Jiguang, please follow and escort him.”

“I obey the Sect Master’s decree!”

A voice resounded.

Immediately.

From deep within Taichu Holy Land, a divine light shot into the sky, swiftly following the direction Chu Mo had left.

Chapter 102: First Meeting in Lingyun Mountains, Astonishing Talent, Heavenly Dao Child Seeks an Audience!

Deep within the Lingyun Mountains.

In a desolate mountain forest, two extremely disheveled little girls were gritting their teeth as they traversed the dense woods.

The two girls appeared to be roughly the same age, both with proper features, especially their eyes, which contained a dazzling luster, and their facial features were delicate. However, perhaps due to their long journey, their faces were covered in dust, and their spirits seemed somewhat listless, looking utterly exhausted.

The younger-looking girl, despite her face being filled with panic and some bloodstains on her leg, as if she had scraped it, did not utter a single complaint of hardship or fatigue. She merely gritted her teeth, silent.

These two little girls were Gu Xue and Gu Xuan, sisters who had escaped from Gu Family Village.

Since leaving Gu Family Village.

They had kept Grandpa Gu’s teachings in mind, cautiously hiding themselves and daring not to reveal any traces of their whereabouts.

The Lingyun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles, containing countless Yao Beasts and dangers, so much so that even a Martial Artist cannot escape unscathed.

Fortunately.

The jade artifacts they carried seemed to have the effect of concealing their Qi, astonishingly not alarming any Yao Beasts.

But even so, for two twelve or thirteen-year-old girls to traverse the dense forest for several days, the hardships and difficulties they encountered were countless.

They didn’t know what had become of Gu Family Village.

They only knew that ever since they ran out, streaks of light would occasionally fly across the sky above the dense forest, seemingly searching for something.

The Gu Xue sisters did not know the identity of these people.

They only thought they were bandits from Northern Wind Stronghold, so they hid everywhere, carefully avoiding those people.

Although they had temporarily shaken off the searching Martial Artists, they dared not stop, fearing that if they stopped, they would no longer have the courage or strength to continue.

Although they were both children from a mountain village, who had picked herbs and worked since childhood, and had even Cultivated the rudimentary Body Tempering techniques of Gu Family Village, they were still young.

Coupled with their panicked escape, several days without proper rest, and their concern for Grandpa Gu’s safety, their spirits had long since reached their limit.

They were practically at the end of their rope!

“Sister, can we still leave this place?”

Gu Xuan whispered.

At this moment, her lips were dry, her face pale, and her steps seemed unsteady.

“We definitely can, you have to believe in Sister, we’ll be out soon!”

Gu Xue said firmly.

Hearing this, Gu Xuan nodded and trudged forward with Gu Xue.

But she hadn’t taken two steps when her footing suddenly became unsteady, and she fell directly to the ground.

“Xuan’er!”

Gu Xue’s expression changed, and she quickly tried to check on her.

But just as she squatted down, she suddenly felt dizzy, and a sensation of nausea welled up in her heart.

The next moment.

She also fainted on the ground.

However.

Just as she lost consciousness, as her awareness gradually blurred, she saw countless towering peaks in the distant mountain range beyond the dense forest.

Innumerable clouds and mist drifted, enveloping these peaks, and as sunlight streamed down, one could see the sea of clouds surging, churning like waves.

“It’s so beautiful…”

She murmured, a smile involuntarily gracing her lips.

And her eyes, too, had become hazy.

In these few short days.

She had transformed from an ordinary mountain village girl to one fleeing in panic with her younger sister to escape the pursuit of bandits, traversing dangerous dense forests.

The upheaval of her life.

Leaving the most familiar place.

Evading the Martial Artists pursuing them.

Taking care of her sister’s emotions.

All of this had caused her to bear too much pressure.

But…

After all, she was still just a thirteen-year-old girl!

She was too tired!

She had been able to hold on, but as she squatted down, her mind reeled, and the willpower she had gritted her teeth to maintain instantly slackened.

Now.

She just wanted to rest properly… even if only for a moment.

Thinking this.

Her consciousness gradually blurred, an intense feeling of exhaustion surged over her, and the scenery her eyes beheld slowly dimmed.

“Caw!”

Just then, the cry of a Yao Beast suddenly rang out.

Immediately.

She then discovered a blazing golden stream of light streaking across the distant horizon.

The light moved swiftly, reaching the vicinity in the blink of an eye. It was then that she clearly saw it was an exceptionally magnificent Golden-Winged Great Peng, its aura profound and powerful. As its wings spread, the vegetation within a radius of several thousand feet bowed low, as if swept by a gale.

Such terrifying might instantly reminded her of her childhood, when she had once seen two Vicious Beasts fighting from afar, their battle affecting dozens of miles, leaving an entire mountain ravaged and filling her with immense terror at the time.

But looking at it now, this Golden-Winged Great Peng was even more terrifying than the Yao Beasts she had seen in her childhood.

“Caw!”

At this moment.

That Golden-Winged Great Peng seemed to have discovered her and suddenly swooped down towards her.

“I’ve been discovered… Am I going to die?”

She thought this, still wanting to struggle to her feet, but found her body completely unresponsive, and her vision grew even dimmer.

Just a split second before her eyes closed.

From the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a man and a woman standing on the back of the Golden-Winged Great Peng.

The man was dressed in white, handsome and elegant, with eyebrows like clear frost and light snow, eyes like lacquered stars, and a calm demeanor. He was enveloped in a radiant glow, like a banished Immortal from the heavens.

He stood with his hands behind his back, his expression serene, as if nothing in this world was worth mentioning in his eyes, like mere passing clouds.

The woman, on the other hand, wore a luxurious wide-sleeved gown, her hair styled in a bun, with skin like ice and bones like jade, and a captivating beauty. She stood beside the man, her hands clasped over her abdomen, clearly dressed as a maidservant.

“Am I hallucinating? I’m seeing an Immortal?”

She murmured.

And at this moment.