Liu Yunqing was unaware that such an episode would occur in Sun Valley after she left.

As soon as they left Sun Valley, Liu Yunqing immediately sent a message to Wuchen to inquire about his situation.

When they left Red Moon City, they encountered the shameless Qi Yunguang blocking their way in the desert, and the two almost lost their lives.

Liu Yunqing was lucky; she stumbled into Sun Valley by sheer luck and disappeared for several months without knowing anything about Wuchen's situation.

As a result, all the messages Liu Yunqing sent, whether they were sent via jade slips, talismans, or talismans, seemed to sink without a trace, receiving no response whatsoever.

Although Liu Yunqing didn't think Wuchen would get into trouble, concern made her confused, and the long-unseen emotions of worry and anxiety still gripped her heart tightly.

Wuchen absolutely cannot be harmed!

Now, with the increasing weight of her responsibilities, Liu Yunqing rarely recalls those so-called deep-seated hatreds with gritted teeth.

She had become quite indifferent to those hatreds—she would deal with them when the time was right.

However, Liu Yunqing always kept in mind the kindness shown to him by Wuchen in both his past and present lives.

Furthermore, the words spoken by Venerable Xian'en earlier made it impossible for Liu Yunqing to remain indifferent to Wuchen's matter.

Is Wuchen alright?

Why can't I reply to messages promptly?

Liu Yunqing recalled the chase outside Red Moon City.

The fundamental reason she survived was that at the moment Qi Yunguang's attack landed, another exceptionally powerful force intercepted it.

Clearly, that person intended to spare his life from Qi Yunguang's grasp.

The person's cultivation was extremely high. Liu Yunqing felt that he was somewhat familiar, but she couldn't remember who he was for a moment.

All we can do is pray, and hopefully, get help.

Unable to contact Wuchen, Liu Yunqing could only send a message to Venerable Xian'en.

Fortunately, Venerable Xian'en replied very quickly.

“Young friend, there’s no need to worry. Although Wuchen cannot be found, I’ve deduced that he has probably encountered his own opportunity.”

Liu Yunqing immediately felt relieved. She didn't ask any further questions about whether it was a coincidence or not, as long as she knew that everyone was safe.

After reading the message from Venerable Xian'en, Liu Yunqing, whose mood had calmed down, finally turned her attention to her surroundings.

Upon looking around, Liu Yunqing realized that after leaving Sun Valley, he had not returned to the desert outside Red Moon City by the same route, but was in a mountain range in some unknown place.

The surrounding environment was very quiet. Liu Yunqing spread out his divine sense and scanned the area, and immediately sensed whether there were any passing demonic beasts or young cultivators who were out forming teams for training.

The mountain ranges in the cultivation world are continuous and undulating. As long as they are within the same realm, except for special secret realms, they all look pretty much the same.

Liu Yunqing found it difficult to discern, so he simply followed his divine sense and walked towards the places where cultivators frequently came and went, intending to ask someone.

Before Liu Yunqing could even speak, someone had already provided the answer to her question.

The young disciples who passed by her all looked at her with eyes full of admiration and confusion.

Those that had gone further away would chirp softly with their companions:

"Hey, do you think some kind of secret treasure is about to appear in Xiaohe Ridge?"

"Otherwise, why would even a Golden Core cultivator come?"

"I think you're right, but it's just that my eyes are a bit blind."

"Pah! You're the one who's blind!"

"If you weren't blind, would you blindly recognize a Golden Core cultivator as a senior? Have you never seen a Golden Core cultivator before? With that kind of aura, how could he only be a Golden Core cultivator?"

"...That makes sense, but that aura doesn't feel like that of a Nascent Soul cultivator."

"You're so stupid, you don't believe me? Have you ever even met a Nascent Soul cultivator?"

"No……"

This somewhat childish conversation amused Liu Yunqing, but she also got the information she wanted.

So this place is Xiaohe Ridge!

When Liu Yunqing thought of Xiaohe Ridge, he naturally thought of Feng Piaopiao.

Her first friend after entering the world of cultivation.

At the time, Liu Yunqing was willing to befriend him because they were both victims of Liu Yunzhao and the other was considered a decent person.

Unexpectedly, the friends she made with this strange mentality became her closest and most trustworthy old friends besides Wuchen.

Liu Yunqing thought about the things he was burdened with. He had a lot of debts to worry about. Since he had already arrived at Xiaohe Ridge, he might as well go and see Feng Piaopiao first, and then deal with those troublesome matters.

...

I wonder if they received instructions.

The disciples stationed at the Shangqing Sect's mountain gate sized up Liu Yunqing, but without even questioning him, they let him in.

Just as he stepped through the mountain gate, a figure hurriedly ran towards Liu Yunqing from afar.

Liu Yunqing looked closely and realized it was none other than Feng Piaopiao.

"Oh my! It's so rare that Zhenru would remember me and take the initiative to come see me. I'm a little flattered!"

Feng Piaopiao is always exaggerated; she starts making jokes even before she gets close.

Liu Yunqing was used to this man's nonchalant attitude. Her gaze swept over Feng Piaopiao, then she smiled and cupped her hands in greeting:

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Feng, on the successful completion of your alchemy!"

At this moment, Feng Piaopiao actually looked a bit disheveled.

The spiritual energy around him was still somewhat out of control, surging around everywhere, and his clothes were somewhat disheveled, clearly indicating that he had just been struck by lightning.

Upon hearing Liu Yunqing's congratulations, Feng Piaopiao grinned, revealing a set of white teeth, and said smugly to Liu Yunqing:

"At least you have some conscience; you noticed me as soon as you arrived!"

Without waiting for Liu Yunqing to reply, he continued talking to himself.

"Hey, how about that? As your best friend, I didn't let you down, did I? You entered the Golden Core stage so easily."

"You came at the right time. If you had come two days earlier, just in time for my advancement, I'm afraid no one would have paid any attention to you."

"You've come at the right time. I just finished up some work, so let's celebrate a bit, and then we can continue our training!"

The talkative Feng Piaopiao didn't give Liu Yunqing a chance to speak, and just kept babbling on and on while pulling Liu Yunqing towards his cave.

Liu Yunqing shook her head helplessly and let him be.

The two sat down in the cave, drank a few cups of tea, and talked about what had happened to each other over the years.

Liu Yunqing glanced at Feng Piaopiao's still unstable cultivation level, then got up and took his leave.

"I was just passing through Shangqing Sect this time, and since it had been a long time since we last met, I came to see you."

"I'm very happy to see that you have successfully advanced to the Golden Core stage, but it would be best if you could first cultivate in seclusion for a while and stabilize your cultivation before making any further moves."

After saying that, Liu Yunqing searched through his storage ring and then handed some things to Feng Piaopiao, saying:

"Don't refuse the gift of the Golden Elixir."

Upon hearing the second half of what Feng Piaopiao was about to say, she didn't refuse and readily accepted the gift.

"I'll accept the gift, but you're leaving so soon, we haven't had a proper chance to catch up."

Liu Yunqing smiled and shook her head, saying:

"We can catch up anytime, but I really have important business to attend to."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade Liu Yunqing to stay, Feng Piaopiao could only let her go. When she asked where Liu Yunqing was going, she just smiled.

Where to go?

Naturally, we should go to the Soul-Gathering Valley.

Liu Yunqing concealed his figure, spread his wings on his back, and flew towards the direction he remembered.