What's going on?

Shu Jianyue looked at him blankly, "What did you mean by that sneer?"

Chong Jiu's lips twitched slightly. "It's nothing, just thinking about something funny."

"Has anything interesting happened lately?"

"Nothing interesting, but there's one troublesome thing. I have to go find my contracted beast. We'll talk again next time." Shu Jianyue said and then tried to leave.

Chong Jiu immediately said, "Wait, if the contracted beast can't be recalled, we can start with the contracted shadow and force it to be recalled."

She didn't know how to enforce a recall.

Chongjiu gestured for her to come closer to his hand, and when she came close, he raised his index finger and touched her forehead.

The moment I made contact, it felt as if an electric current had flowed into my heart.

Shu Jianyue looked up at him. "What's wrong?"

Do not open your eyes when performing moxibustion; pass on the method to her.

Even if he had no cultivation at the moment, he could still do this little thing.

Shu Jianyue frowned after reading the method and said, "There are side effects." If she forcibly summoned Sky back through the Qiying, Sky's soul would be damaged.

Chong Jiu didn't say anything more, but instead looked at her with pursed lips.

Until Shu Jianyue left.

Chong Jiu gently rubbed his index finger; the warmth seemed to be branded onto it, impossible to erase.

Shu Jianyue left the dream and headed directly to Maofeng City. She did not intend to force a summoning, as damage to the soul was more difficult to heal than any other injury.

Once inside the city, Shu Jianyue unleashed her mental energy in a thorough search, leaving no corner unchecked.

But in the end, they gained nothing.

“Miss Shu…” Gu Dingyang waved from the window of the teahouse.

Shu Jianyue looked up and glanced at the person beside him. He seemed slightly surprised to see her there.

Yuan Dongrun wasn't just surprised; she had actually survived the beast tide!

He doesn't look injured at all.

There are over a thousand spirit beasts, the tallest of which is the Crimson Flame Tiger at the Golden Core stage.

How did she do it?

Gu Dingyang jumped down from the second floor and landed in front of Shu Jianyue, smiling as he asked, "Are you from Maofeng City? I come to Maofeng City often, how come I've never seen you before?"

"No, I'm here to find someone." Shu Jianyue turned her gaze away from him.

"Have you ever seen a man who is eight feet tall, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in a blue robe, and with a somewhat irritable temper?"

Gu Dingyang thought about the people he had met in the past few days and shook his head. "I haven't seen him. Who is he to you? Do you need any help?"

Shu Jianyue shook her head. If the sky wasn't heading north, then it was heading in another direction.

Do you know what other towns are nearby? For example, what towns are to the south or west?

“Our Heavenly Saint Sect is located in the south, below which is the Great Saint City. Do you want to go? We are also returning to the Heavenly Saint Sect, so we can go together…” Gu Dingyang was interrupted by a voice before he could finish speaking.

"Junior Brother Gu, do you know who she is? Why did you bring her to the sect?" Yuan Dongrun glanced at Shu Jianyue with a very contemptuous look.

"Even if she has a higher cultivation level than us, you don't need to be so obsequious."

"You... Senior Brother Yuan, don't underestimate anyone in this world. Who knows when someone might trample you under their feet?" Gu Dingyang had never liked Yuan Dongrun's arrogance. If it weren't for his master forcing him to come with him, he wouldn't have teamed up with him.

Shu Jianyue smiled slightly after hearing Gu Dingyang's words; she liked what he said.

Yuan Dongrun scoffed, "She's not even worthy of carrying my shoes."

Shu Jianyue raised her eyebrows and scratched her chin. "Gu Dingyang, can I cripple him?"

"Huh?" Gu Dingyang thought he had misheard. Seeing her serious expression, he immediately said, "Miss Shu, calm down. He is the grandson of the Grand Elder of the Heavenly Saint Sect. It would be troublesome if we crippled him."

"Just kidding, he's not even worthy of emptying my chamber pot, let alone me crippling him." Shu Jianyue waved her hand and turned to leave.

Yuan Dongrun trembled with rage. "You dare to insult me? You're asking for death!"

"You? Don't waste that word 'humiliation'." Shu Jianyue walked towards the city gate without turning her head.

Yuan Dongrun looked at Gu Dingyang and said sternly, "Gu Dingyang, if you don't teach her a lesson today, I'll tell my grandfather when we get back that you colluded with outsiders to bully me."

Shu Jianyue laughed, "You're such a brat who hasn't been weaned yet. You have to complain about such a small thing."

Gu Dingyang scratched his head and looked at her, "Miss Shu, please say less. If he gets too angry and brings reinforcements, it will be troublesome."

Yuan Dongrun did want to, but once he said it out loud, his call for reinforcements seemed rather pathetic. "Someone, whoever can help me capture that woman, I'll give them a hundred mid-grade spirit stones."

His words drew everyone's attention to Shu Jianyue. Many people couldn't see through her cultivation level, but they all thought that no matter how high her cultivation was, there were too many people around.

Gu Dingyang's face turned red with embarrassment. "Yuan Dongrun, you are shameless."

Since Senior Brother Ji isn't here, no one can control him.

Shu Jianyue rolled her eyes as she looked at the restless group of people, some of whom were even mortals. "How confident do you think that a group of people who are only slightly stronger than mortals can deal with me?"

"Gu Dingyang, let's go to the Great Sage City first. I'm in a hurry to find someone and don't have time to play around here."

Shu Jianyue flew away as soon as she finished speaking, which startled Gu Dingyang. "Hey, wait for me!"

"Senior Brother Yuan, I'll head back now. You should go back quickly too, lest the Grand Elder worry about me."

Gu Dingyang hurriedly flew after her on his sword, only to find that he could barely keep up behind her.

Has she already reached the Golden Core stage?

Otherwise, how could it fly by escaping the light?

After they left, Yuan Dongrun narrowed his eyes and beckoned to someone, saying, "Go and tell Madam Leya that Fu Lishi has arrived."

"Yes." The man glanced at him and then withdrew.

Yuan Dongrun took out a top-grade spiritual artifact and played with it, muttering to himself, "How could she let Fu Lishi shine? This Fu Lishi is..."

Upon arriving in the Great Holy City, Shu Jianyue began a thorough search, but still found no information. Just like in Maofeng City, she couldn't even detect a trace of anything.

Shu Jianyue decided not to leave any further and checked into an inn.

Upon seeing this, Gu Dingyang immediately asked, "Aren't you going to look for someone?"

Shu Jianyue looked at him, "Thank you for your help today. You go ahead and do your work. I'll look around on my own later."

Gu Dingyang wasn't oblivious to her moods. Knowing she had her own things to do, he nodded and said, "Alright, then I'll take my leave. If you need any help, just let me know."

As soon as Gu Dingyang left, Shu Jianyue began to use her spiritual power to look towards the area outside the Great Holy City.

If it's not in the city, then it's still in the mountains.

Shu Jianyue scattered her mental energy to its limit, but still couldn't find it.

Where has the sky gone?