Inside the underground palace.

Water was still seeping out from the ground and soon it had reached half of the spirit ship, but strangely, the ship did not float.

Jiang Deng immersed his spiritual consciousness into the rudder of the spirit ship, but the spirit ship did not respond and could not be controlled.

"Strange...what's going on?"

Jiang Deng looked puzzled. If this continued, the water would overflow the boat and drown both of them.

Baili Chengfeng asked timidly, "Could it be that I'm overweight?"

"overweight?"

Jiang Deng stared at Baili Chengfeng. Because of his serious injuries, Chengfeng weighed less than her, so... it couldn't be that he was overweight, could it be her?

No no no!

Jiang Deng quickly shook her head. She only ate ten kilograms of spirit beast meat in one meal. With such a standard body shape, how could she be overweight?

"Could it be that this spirit ship can only carry one person?"

After expressing her guess, Jiang Deng began to verify it directly. She stepped on her toes and flew into the air.

After she left the boat, the spirit ship really rose from the water. With a rumble, the wall at the end of her sight began to sink, revealing a dark exit at the back...

Boom!

Jiang Deng fell back onto the deck, and the spirit boat slowly sank back into the water, and the exit disappeared.

"Oh no! It seems this ship can only carry one person."

Jiang Deng looked dissatisfied. She suspected that this mission was a plot against her and Chengfeng. What a cunning guardian of the secret realm!

"Then I'll go."

Baili Chengfeng covered his lips and coughed twice. "I will leave the secret realm and go home to recuperate. You continue to clear the secret realm here and strive to obtain the inheritance left by Venerable Wei Yan."

Jiang Deng was surprised and asked, "Huh? But don't you still want to find your master?"

Baili Chengfeng nodded. "Murong Feiran sent me out this time precisely for the Saintess Election. There are still more than two months until the Saintess Election. As long as I can get back before the Saintess Election begins, it will be fine."

"Jiang Deng, whatever you want to do during this time, you can do it directly. This is the wind and snow whistle. If you are in danger, blow this whistle and I will rush to you as quickly as possible."

As he spoke, Baili Chengfeng handed a whistle the size of a little finger to Jiang Deng.

The whistle felt slightly cool to the touch and was all white. It was impossible to tell what material it was made of. It was carved into the shape of a small fish, which was very cute. However, it was impossible to tell what grade it was, so it was probably not a spiritual weapon.

Jiang Deng held the wind and snow whistle and pondered for a moment.

It is obviously impossible to ask her to give up voluntarily, but if it continues to drag on, I am afraid that neither of them will be able to pass this level. It seems that this is the only way at the moment.

Jiang Deng put away his wind and snow whistle and looked up at Baili Chengfeng, "Well, be careful on your journey and don't get hurt again."

"Um."

Baili Chengfeng looked at Jiang Deng with his light eyes, and suddenly a feeling of reluctance welled up in his heart.

This was the first time in a thousand years that he had such complicated emotions.

This feeling is different from the feeling he has for his mentor. His mentor saved his life and passed on his skills to him. He just wants to repay the kindness and take care of his mentor until he passes away.

Gratitude and love cannot be confused. He will not like anyone who saves him.

The initial reason for liking someone may be remembering their appearance, and then as you spend more and more time together and communicate with them, you begin to appreciate the soul beneath their skin.

I don't need to do anything, even if it's just being with her quietly, I can feel genuine happiness, and I wish it could go on like this forever...

Although the name of the mentor and Jiang Deng is the same, Baili Chengfeng knows very well that his love for Jiang Deng is the kind of love between men and women.

After thinking this through, Baili Chengfeng looked at Jiang Deng eagerly, wanting to confess but not daring to, so he blushed and said, "Wait until I come back... I want to tell you something."

Now his injuries have not healed fully, so he cannot protect Jiang Deng and may even hold Jiang Deng back. Perhaps only after his strength has fully recovered, he will be qualified to pursue Jiang Deng.

Although Jiang Deng felt that Baili Chengfeng's behavior was a bit baffling, he still nodded and said, "Okay, you can tell me whenever you want."

"Then, I'm leaving..."

Baili Chengfeng still looked at Jiang Deng reluctantly, as if he was very worried about Jiang Deng's safety.

Jiang Deng patted Baili Chengfeng on the shoulder and consoled him, "Why are you worried? You should know that I'm the only one who takes advantage of others. No one else can take advantage of me!"

Baili Chengfeng was amused by Jiang Deng's words. His eyebrows curved and his smile was like the sunlight reflected on the white snow in winter, cold yet warm.

"Well, then I'm relieved."

As Baili Chengfeng took off into the air, the spirit ship slowly rose and finally floated onto the water.

"Jiang Deng, goodbye."

Baili Chengfeng raised his hand and pushed, his spiritual power enveloping the spirit boat, sending it deeper in the opposite direction...

Then, Baili Chengfeng's figure disappeared in the underground palace.

Jiang Deng said with a touched look on his face: "Chengfeng, this kid, he didn't forget to push the boat for me before leaving. He is such a good kid."

As the spirit ship surfaced, the wall in front of it disappeared, and the exit of the underground palace finally appeared before their eyes.

but……

As the spirit ship drifted further and further back, she was further and further away from the exit.

Jiang Deng couldn't help but widen his eyes and shouted, "Chengfeng! You pushed in the wrong direction!"

The other side.

Baili Chengfeng had already left the underground palace and arrived above the secret realm. He faintly heard some familiar voices.

Although I couldn't hear clearly what was being shouted, it sounded like Jiang Deng's voice?

Hmm... Jiang Deng must have been too touched.

Baili Chengfeng smiled faintly, hiding his achievements and fame.

Just as he was about to tear the space apart and leave, he suddenly heard the sound of fighting coming from below, and saw that the people from the Jile Fairy Palace and the Lingxiao Sect had joined forces and were fighting against the three people.

These three people are not disciples of the three major sects in Feiran Lingyu. Two of them are in the Nascent Soul stage, and the other one is a young man in red who is only in the Core Formation stage.

The boy has a beautiful face, and his facial features are very similar to that of a person...

If Jiang Deng was present, she would definitely find out that this person was Bai Sitang whom she met at the Silent Volcano. Unfortunately, Baili Chengfeng did not know Bai Sitang's identity.

“This person…”

Baili Chengfeng frowned slightly, "Why does he look so much like my mentor? Could he be my mentor's relative?"

But I haven't heard that my mentor's family is in the Ten Realms...

After thinking about it for a long time, he still couldn't figure out what was going on. Baili Chengfeng knew that he had to hurry back to the Ling Palace to heal his wounds, so he tore through the space and left the secret realm.

Seeing Baili Chengfeng leave, Danqing, who was watching from a distance, secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It seems that her guess was correct. The mysterious man's weakness is Jiang Deng. Once only one person can pass the level, he will give this opportunity to Jiang Deng without hesitation.

Now that we've gotten rid of this person, the next step is...

Danqing lowered his head and his eyes fell on Bai Sitang's two accomplices.

Although these two people appear to be at the Nascent Soul stage, they are actually at the Spirit Transformation stage. They are also hundreds of years old, far exceeding the age limit for entering the secret realm!

Should we drive them away or kill them directly?