This is an unnamed island, not large, but covered with lush vegetation and verdant trees. Liuli left the island where the monk Jiawu had attained enlightenment and settled on this nearby island. At this moment, she was sitting with her back against the trunk of a large tree, her hands wrapped around her knees, her head buried in her knees.

Her long black hair cascaded down, covering her entire body, and a gentle breeze stirred the strands.

She remained in that position for a long time, her mind filled with countless thoughts.

Seeing the golden statue left behind by Monk Jiawu, she felt a deep sense of attachment. This was the first time she had felt this way since her rebirth, as if Monk Jiawu were her most cherished relative.

If Sakura hadn't died, Ruri's rebirth and subsequent encounter with her would have easily awakened that familial affection. Such tender and yearning feelings are the easiest to evoke. However, her rebirth coincided with the extermination of the Nine-Tailed Fox clan. The emotions that hadn't yet been awakened were overwhelmed by the corpses and blood scattered across the Fox Plains, only intensifying the overwhelming hatred in her heart.

However, the letter left by the monk Jiawu chilled Liuli's heart, which had just begun to warm. No matter how special his feelings were to her, no matter how much Liuli cherished and revered him, he was ultimately a Buddhist disciple, and his heart was devoted to Buddhism!

Liuli's hands were clenched into fists, her knuckles turning slightly white.

From early morning until afternoon, Liuli finally put all her complicated emotions to the back of her mind. She raised her head, her eyes red-rimmed, her pale face still bearing traces of tears, but her expression was extremely cold.

She stood up, looked around blankly, and realized that she had no idea which direction the small island above the Flood Dragon Palace was. After looking around for a while, she randomly chose a direction and flew away.

Liuli searched for a long time above the East China Sea, and only after an hour did she finally see the familiar island in the distance.

Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan had escaped yesterday's storm in the Flood Dragon Palace and were now sitting by the pool in the center of the island, waiting anxiously for Liuli.

Liuli saw them from the air, flew straight over and landed next to them.

Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan looked up at the sound of something cutting through the air, and were overjoyed to see Liuli. They jumped up, and Yu Xin opened her arms and hugged Liuli tightly, saying, "Miss, I was so worried about you!"

Yu Xin's intimate gesture made Liu Li frown, but fortunately Yu Xin knew that Liu Li did not like others being close to her, so she quickly let go of her.

Yu Xin looked around at Liuli's back, then looked up at the sky, and asked in surprise, "Miss, where is that little monk? You didn't really kill him, did you?"

Liuli shook her head and said calmly, "Let's go to Qilin City."

Seeing Liuli's expression, Yu Xin was unwilling to say more. She didn't dare to ask any more questions and responded in unison with Ge Yiyuan. After Liuli flew away first, the two of them followed closely behind.

Three days later, Liuli reached an agreement with the Qilin and Phoenix clans and returned from the Phoenix Perch Wutong Forest with Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan. She learned that Li Molin had led the Xuanjia Army to destroy a not-so-small Dao Sect in the past few days and occupied Mingshan, one of the five great immortal mountains in the Central Plains, and settled down on Mingshan.

In this battle, the Xuanjia Army made a great splash.

Liuli and her companions arrived at the Mingshan Mountain Range, located in the southeastern part of the Central Plains. The mountain range stretched vast, its peaks rising and falling as far as the eye could see. In the distance, the towering mountains seemed to pierce the clouds, their slopes precipitous. The mountains were rich in spiritual energy, a thin mist permeating the air. Because of this mist, only the closer peaks were clearly visible, their verdant forms discernible; the more distant mountains appeared as mere silhouettes, ethereal and dreamlike, like a fairyland.

"What a magnificent mountain!" Liuli paused in the air for a moment, looked at the Mingshan mountain range in the distance, and then flew over quickly.

Yu Xin and Ge Yiyuan followed closely behind.

After searching for a while in the Ming Mountains, Liuli and the others found Li Molin and the Xuanjia Army on one of the high mountains. This mountain should have been occupied by the Dao Sect before. A series of interconnected wooden houses were built around the flat area of ​​the mountain, and medicinal fields were cultivated behind the houses. However, the spiritual herbs in the fields had already been destroyed by the Xuanjia Army.

Above the rows of wooden houses were several grand halls. Liuli guessed that Li Molin and the others should be in the palace complex, so she went straight down to the front of one of the halls.

When a demon saw Liuli, he immediately led her and Yu Xin to a secluded palace surrounded by green trees. This palace was called "Yiqing Palace" and was the former residence and meeting place of the Daoist sect leader.

Upon hearing the news of Liuli's return, Li Molin came out to greet her, smiling and saying, "You're back, Liuli?"

Liuli nodded and replied, "Mm."

Li Molin looked her up and down, and seeing that she was unharmed, he was relieved and asked, "How did the talks with the three divine beast races go?"

"It's all better now," Liuli replied calmly.

Li Molin led her into the hall, saying as they walked, "You must be tired from your journey these past few days. Go and rest."

"Okay, thank you." Liuli responded, then turned to look at Ge Yiyuan behind her and said, "Ge Yiyuan, go outside and catch a Taoist from the Yuandao Sect. Remember, the Taoist's cultivation level doesn't need to be too high or too low. Go."

"Yes." Ge Yiyuan nodded in agreement, then turned and left.

Li Molin turned to look at Liuli and asked, "Liuli, you want to capture a junior Taoist priest from the Yuandao Sect, is it to get revenge on Liang Yihan? I know you hate him for harming you, I can just send someone to capture him and let you do whatever you want with him, why bother to capture a junior Taoist priest?"

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