Sang Hong hadn't asked this question before because he thought that Yu Yanluo had really set up some kind of secret teleportation array between Yunzhong County and the Snake Clan. This kind of thing was too sensitive to ask.

Pei Mianman naturally didn't have this concern, so she asked directly.

I never expected to hear this answer.

"You ran into the Emperor?" Pei Mianman was completely bewildered, wondering why the Emperor had just held such an impeachment hearing to try Zu'an's case.

Are these two acting together?

Seeing her expression, Zu'an knew she had misunderstood and hurriedly explained, "What we encountered was not the emperor's true form, but a wisp of his aura..."

Back then, in that cave, a terrifying aura suddenly erupted from the depths of the cave. Yan Xuehen was so frightened that she hurriedly pulled Zu An away, because she sensed that the other party's aura was still above her own peak. Now that both of them were injured, they were no match for each other.

Over the millennia, terrifying legends about the Great Snow Mountain have become deeply ingrained in people's minds. Coupled with their recent encounter with a snow fairy, the two have become extremely wary.

However, after running only a few steps, Zu An stopped. Yan Xuehen was extremely anxious. If the two of them ran at full speed, they might still have a chance of survival, but if they hesitated now, they probably wouldn't have even the slightest chance of survival.

Of course, if Zu'an were left behind to delay the pursuers, Yan Xuehen would have a better chance of escaping.

Even if the two didn't have that intimate relationship, given her personality, she wouldn't do something like that.

So he stayed behind, somewhat annoyed: "What's wrong with you?"

“Don’t worry, there might not be any danger this time,” Zuan patted her hand to comfort her, “because he felt that the aura was somewhat familiar.”

Yan Xuehen instinctively withdrew her hand, but was quickly drawn to the next sentence: "Familiar?"

Such a terrifying aura could only be emitted by a terrestrial immortal, yet he recognized it?

Who is the grandmaster after all? When it comes to being knowledgeable and experienced, I seem to be falling short of him.

Zuan did not answer, but walked directly into the depths of the cave.

Yan Xuehen bit her lip, but in the end she still followed.

The further she went, the stronger the aura became. Yan Xuehen even felt a tremor in her soul. She sighed in her heart: It's over, it's over. I guess I'm going to die here this time.

But Zuan acted as if nothing had happened and continued walking inside.

Yan Xuehen was, after all, a Grandmaster with a firm will. Now that things had come to this, she was also eager to see what kind of powerful figure it was, so that she could die knowing the truth.

To his surprise, he didn't see any peerless experts, but instead saw a place that resembled an altar, which was built in a rather rudimentary way.

Yan Xuehen immediately sensed something was off. This was not an altar, but a magic array. It seemed to have been hastily built by someone, but the details were full of Dao traces and the ultimate principles of heaven and earth. It was also engraved with many complex runes, so intricate that even she could not quite understand the principles behind them.

To act casually and yet represent the Way of Heaven—what a profound level of understanding that is!

Zaun stopped in front of the magic circle. Then, the runes around the magic circle lit up, and a blurry figure appeared in the center of the magic circle.

At such close range, the terrifying sense of oppression even gave one the urge to submit.

However, Yan Xuehen knew that if he really knelt down, his own path would be affected by the other party's laws, and he would only be able to live in the other party's shadow, with no chance to truly prove his path.

However, the two were too close. Not only was she injured, but she had also just experienced the most unforgettable thing in her life. Under the weight of gain and loss, she was at her most vulnerable. She was like a small boat in a raging sea, about to be capsized by the giant waves at any moment.

Just then, Zu'an grasped her hand, and a warm current flowed directly into her body. She immediately felt a jolt, and the originally cloudy sky gradually cleared up, with a warm sun rising on the horizon, feeling extremely comfortable.

"He actually became my sun..." Yan Xuehen's face flushed slightly. What she had just experienced was not a real scene, but an illusory feeling. It was clear that she was quite close to him in her subconscious.

She hurriedly composed herself, trying not to let this terrifyingly powerful figure affect her path, but unknowingly, Zu An usurped her path.

She was curious as to why her cultivation level couldn't hold up, while Zu An seemed completely unaffected.

Logically speaking, given his level of cultivation, he shouldn't be more resistant than me, right?

She looked again at the golden, shimmering phantom on the magic circle, and a sense of familiarity began to creep into her mind. Her expression changed drastically: "Could it be...?"

Zuan nodded: "Indeed, this is the aura of an emperor."

Although Yan Xuehen had met the emperor, the two had never fought, and she was not very familiar with his true aura.

On the contrary, Zaun had fought a life-or-death battle with the Emperor's split soul in the West Doghill Secret Realm, so he naturally knew better than anyone else.

So, after that burst of oppressive power, he immediately recalled it.

The emperor is now nearing the onset of his old age and spends his days in seclusion in the palace practicing longevity cultivation; it is impossible for him to go out.

He recalled a past event that Yan Xuehen had mentioned before, and on a whim, he boldly came in to verify it.

Yan Xuehen then realized that there was indeed a peerless expert here, but only a phantom image of him remained, and it was unknown what his purpose was in staying here.

Zu'an said, "Sister Yan, do you remember what we said before about the emperor entering the Great Snow Mountain and later being injured and escaping from it?"

"You mean he left from here?" Yan Xuehen had been somewhat unable to understand the principle of the magic array, but suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her. Wasn't this an exquisite teleportation array?

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