"Li family from Tianyuan City?" The Chen clan leader's face hardened as he turned around and asked in a deep voice, "Are you sure?"
The words "Li clan of Tianyuan City" carried immense weight. In the vast region ruled by the Xuanyang Sect, the Li family of Tianyuan City was second in prominence, with numerous formidable cultivators reaching the life and death realm.
Moreover, Tianyuan City eclipsed Luoye City in terms of prosperity, and the Li family was the sole dominant power there. It was quite different from Luoye City, which had several competing clans.
Unless absolutely necessary, it was unwise to provoke the Li family. They were best left undisturbed.
"That's correct," Jiang Zongfeng affirmed. "Just yesterday, the eldest son of the Li family entered the Qin Mansion. According to what I heard from the servants, it seems that the two families have entered into a marriage contract."
"The eldest son of the Li family, not the second son?" the Chen clan leader inquired.
"Yes, indeed, he's the eldest son."
"Qin Tianhai has made a shrewd move!" The Chen clan leader's eyes narrowed, his gaze filled with cold determination. He was no fool and swiftly grasped the situation. By marrying his daughter to the Li family's eldest son, who was talented and rumored to have joined the Xuanyang Sect, Qin Tianhai sought to gain two powerful allies.
"It's no wonder he had the audacity to cripple my son's cultivation and imprison him. He found two formidable backers!" Jiang Zongfeng added, wearing a contemplative expression. After a brief pause, he continued, "I heard a rumor that it wasn't Qin Tianhai who ruined the young patriarch's cultivation, but rather the Li family's steward. Similarly, the person responsible for severely injuring Han Congfeng was the Li family's eldest son."
"Hmm?" The Chen clan leader spun around abruptly, his murderous intent nearly palpable.
"The Li family has overstepped their bounds. Do they truly believe that the Chen clan is so easily bullied?"
"Clan leader, there's an opportunity that has presented itself," Jiang Zongfeng interjected at the right moment.
"What opportunity?" inquired the Chen clan leader.
Jiang Gongfeng wasted no time and stated, "This very morning, I learned from an informant that the Li family's eldest son and Qin Xueyi appear to have left the city."
"I've searched outside the city extensively and heard from a commoner who claimed to have witnessed a streak of light flying southwest."
"Oh?" The Chen clan leader raised an intrigued eyebrow, a hint of mockery dancing in his eyes. "Even at this juncture, they dare to leave the city. Do they believe that the Chen family bears no grudges and lacks the courage to retaliate?"
Currently, the only uncertainty preventing him from making a decision was the source of this information. It had come from an ordinary person, meaning it was entirely possible that the witness had been mistaken. Li Xun and Qin Xueyi might not have been the ones inside the streak of light. Sending someone to pursue them might lead to a case of mistaken identity.
But...
Even if there was only a one percent chance that this information was correct, it was enough to prompt him to take the risk.
"Jiang Zongfeng, take two worshippers with you and head southwest to conduct a thorough search. If you find any trace of them, deal with it decisively."
"Understood!" Jiang Gongfeng replied and promptly departed.
After Jiang Zongfeng's departure, the Chen clan leader's gaze shifted to several other servants present in the hall, and he instructed, "The rest of you, head to Luoye City and monitor them from a distance of a hundred miles. The moment you spot Li Xun and Qin Xueyi returning, inform me immediately."
"We obey your orders!" Several servants bowed respectfully and hurriedly left.
"You seem a bit different from yesterday," Qin Xueyi remarked softly, gazing at Li Xun with her beautiful eyes as they soared through the skies, thousands of miles away from Luoye City. "Don't you think so?"
Li Xun chuckled and said casually: "Miss Qin, can you see the difference?"
"Getting stronger!"
Qin Xueyi said solemnly.
"Practitioners in the world are competing with God for their fate. Only by becoming stronger can they survive better."
Li Xun said lightly.
"But you are different from them..."
Qin Xueyi did not say these words but gave Li Xun a deep look, then looked out the window and said: "Master Li, the place is here; let's go down."
"Good."
Li Xun nodded.
Not long after.
The two of them stepped off the Yulingzhou and came to an open field.
The vegetation here is low, and there is a wasteland all around. From the surface, it is difficult to imagine that there is an opportunity for a saint hidden here.
Qin Xueyi followed the memory of her previous life. She took a few steps forward and came to a mound. She squeezed the seal with both hands, and symbols flew out from her palms.
Every symbol is shining brightly, fixed on the sky, and connected with an inexplicable rule.
"Buzz!"
As the last symbol fell, the void suddenly shattered, and in front of Qin Xueyi, a three-foot-high crack appeared, which could allow several people to pass through side by side.
Through the cracks, the scene behind can be vaguely seen.
It was a bloody land, withered everywhere. Many towering trees were withered and bare, and life was extinct, giving people a feeling of extreme depression.
"Master Li, you can go in."
Qin Xueyi greeted, then took the first step and walked into the crack.
After entering this bloody land, the rich spiritual energy rushed towards me. Although it was completely silent here, the concentration of spiritual energy was still unmatched by the outside world.
Qin Xueyi's eyes wandered to a mountain peak not far away. When she saw a palace above, which was still intact, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Although after his rebirth, many things did not go according to the original script.
But fortunately, no one has come through this opportunity yet.
"You seem to be familiar with everything here."
Li Xun's voice came from behind Qin Xueyi.
These words made Qin Xueyi's heart tighten, and her delicate body couldn't help but tense up. She quickly defended: "How could it be? This is my first time here, but I just heard some descriptions when I got this opportunity."
"Really?"
Li Xun took a step forward and stood side by side with Qin Xueyi, looking at each other unblinkingly with half-smiling eyes.
Facing Li Xun's gaze, Qin Xueyi was finally defeated. She turned around and walked towards the mountain peak not far away. As she walked, she said: "The formation portal outside will always exist before we go out," in order to prevent others from discovering this place; we'd better look for opportunities quickly."
"That's fine."
Li Xun was half a step behind Qin Xueyi.
Soon.
The two of them arrived at the foot of the mountain.
This mountain peak is not high, only about a thousand meters. There is only one way up the mountain, which is a white jade staircase.
On both sides of the steps, thick vines were like dragons, intertwining and crawling everywhere, but these vines had lost their former color.
All of them looked deathly gray.
Beside.
Qin Xueyi came to the steps and walked up without much hesitation. "Um?"
Seeing this scene, a thoughtful look flashed in Li Xun's eyes.
Generally speaking, when a normal person enters a secret realm, their first thought is not to look for opportunities, but to first determine whether there is any danger in the secret realm!
But now.
Qin Xueyi didn't seem to notice this and walked directly up the white jade steps.
If there was any trap or danger on the white jade steps, Qin Xueyi would probably be in serious trouble now. "Are the ignorant fearless, or do they know everything in advance?"