Jiaqi and Qin An exchanged hundreds of moves in a short time, and neither of them could gain the upper hand.

During this process, Jiaqi became increasingly alarmed. When did this kid grow to such a level? Even he himself was almost no match for him.

As Qin An fought, he realized he couldn't defeat Jia Qi, and that even after hundreds more moves, the outcome would be the same. So he simply stopped, took out a teleportation talisman, and used it to escape.

Watching Qin An disappear, Jia Qi's lips curled into a smile. "Hide, hide! I'll find you no matter where you hide."

Qin An vanished a thousand miles in an instant, appearing on a plain. Just as he was trying to find his way to the Star River Sect, that unexpected voice rang out again: "Oh dear, where do you think you're going?"

Qin An turned around and saw Jia Qi standing behind him with a smug smile on his face, arms crossed, looking at him mockingly.

Seeing this, Qin An took out another earth-遁符 (earth-遁符, a type of talisman) and fled.

Jiaqi made hand seals and followed the direction he sensed.

When Qin An was stopped by Jia Qi again, he became somewhat impatient: "How exactly did you find me?!"

“I placed a tracking mark on you four years ago, so I can sense wherever you run,” Jiaqi replied with a smile.

Qin An was startled and quickly checked himself, but unfortunately found nothing.

"Give up, you won't find the tracking mark I placed! This is my secret formula! Your cultivation level is far from being able to unlock it." Jia Qi smiled in a way that made him look like he wanted to punch someone.

Qin An clenched his fists involuntarily. He once again lamented why his cultivation level couldn't be improved further, so that he wouldn't be controlled by others.

"Let me guess where you're rushing off to?" Jiaqi said, beginning his guessing.

Suddenly, Jiaqi thought of something: "Oh dear! You're not going to the Star River Sect again, are you?"

Seeing Qin An's body suddenly stiffen, Jia Qi knew he had guessed correctly.

"Wake up! Are you just walking into a trap? Don't forget, you're a demonic cultivator now. Do you think those immortal sects will let you go?" Jiaqi began to earnestly persuade him. "Besides, even if you hide well enough and fool those immortal sects, do you think no one will find out? And how do you explain where you've been for the past four years?"

Back then, Jiaqi followed the tracking seal to the side of the Fallen Demon Abyss. Looking at the direction the tracking seal pointed, he knew that Qin An had fallen into the Fallen Demon Abyss.

Jiaqi dared not venture into the Abyss of Fallen Demons. He had thought Qin An was in grave danger, but unexpectedly, Qin An climbed out of the abyss, which was quite surprising.

"If you tell them you're going to the Abyss of Fallen Demons, do you think those people from the immortal sects won't suspect your identity as a demonic cultivator?"

Qin An was stumped by Jia Qi's question. He hadn't thought that much about it; he was only focused on seeing his master.

Now that I think about it, even if my master accepts him, what about the others? The others won't accept him like my master does. You see, those people from the immortal sects hate demon cultivators very much and wish they could kill them as soon as possible.

Even if he concealed his identity and returned to the Star River Sect, how long could he keep it a secret? Wouldn't he leave the slightest trace of his true nature? Qin An dared not gamble; he worried that his identity as a demonic cultivator would affect his master. For a moment, Qin An fell silent.

"Master, let's go back to the Demon Realm with him!" Just then, Bloodthirsty's voice suddenly echoed in Qin An's mind.

"Have you forgotten the oath you swore to the Demon King? You promised Senior Heavenly Demon that you would unify the Demon Realm!"

"But what's the use of unifying the Demon Realm? I still won't be able to see my master brother!" Qin An said to Shi Xue in his mind.

"How could it not work?!" Bloodthirsty was anxious. "After you unify the Demon Realm, you'll have a voice there. You can manage the Demon Realm, restrain the behavior of those demon cultivators, and change the prejudice of the immortal sects against them! Once the immortals and demons are at peace, will you still have to worry about not seeing your master brother?"

Upon hearing the promising future that Shi Xue had outlined for him, Qin An's eyes lit up for a moment, but then he became somewhat worried: "What you're saying is a good method, but it's really, really difficult to implement. I'm not sure if I can do it."

"How do you know if you can do it if you don't even try?!" Shi Xue said, somewhat exasperated. "Besides, you and your master brother have very long lifespans. Can't you even wait for such a short time? At worst, it'll take a few decades or a few hundred years. Could it be that your affection for your master brother is not worth waiting for such a long time?"

"My affection for my master brother is of course eternal!" As he said this, Qin An's eyes were filled with intense fighting spirit. "It's just waiting, right? I can wait! As long as my master brother is willing to wait for me! I can wait as long as it takes!"

"I will return to the Demon Realm with Jiaqi. I will unify the Demon Realm as soon as possible, fulfill the wishes of Senior Tianmo, and break my inner demon oath!" Qin An said to Shixue with unwavering determination.

"That's more like it! Based on the images from the Netherworld Flower, the Demon Lord's invitation to the Demon Realm is very likely to pass on his position to you. You must be prepared to face all sorts of crises!" Thinking about what was about to happen, Bloodthirsty began to instruct Qin An.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of myself! After all, I still want to see my master brother safely!" Qin An's eyes were full of tenderness when he talked about his master brother.

"Oh, I almost forgot! If you just want to see your master brother, you'll definitely protect yourself. Why should I bother trying to persuade you? I'm such a busybody!" Shi Xue spat at himself, feeling thoroughly fed by this dog food.

"One last piece of advice: once you're in the Demon Realm, you need to improve your cultivation and strength as quickly as possible. After all, only by being strong enough and standing high enough can you be worthy of your master brother." After saying this, Shi Xue went back to hibernation, ignoring Qin An.

"Don't worry, I will!" Qin An silently told himself.

Qin An brought his thoughts back to the present moment and saw Jia Qi waiting nearby. He took a deep breath and walked up to Jia Qi: "Okay, I'll go to the Demon Realm with you!"

Jiaqi was overjoyed: "You've finally come to your senses! You're not going to the Star River Sect anymore?"

Qin An gently shook his head. "I can't go back to the Star River Sect right now; it's not the time for me to go back. I also don't have anywhere to go right now, so I'll go to the Demon Realm with you for now."

Jiaqi didn't care what Qin An thought; he only knew that he was about to complete the mission, and that the Lord would definitely be very happy.

Jiaqi reached out to grab Qin An's hand, but Qin An dodged to the side. Jiaqi didn't mind and grabbed Qin An's shoulder: "Let's not delay, let's go to the Demon Realm now!"