After Meng Ru escaped that day, she only brought back the Yun Ding Sect.

After that, she waited at the door for Chu Wang to return.

That day, she received a telepathic message from Chu Wang, who told her to return to Yunding Sect and wait for him.

Because Chu Wang's teleportation talisman was an improved version.

Although the teleportation distance has been extended, the location is no longer fixed.

Therefore, he and Meng Ru agreed to meet at the sect gate.

However, an unexpected incident occurred on Chu Wang's side.

Meng Ru rushed back to the sect and waited for Chu Wang at the gate all day.

After waiting all day without seeing Chu Wang return, Meng Ru's heart pounded, so she went to her father's residence instead.

Meng Ru pounded on the door.

The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect opened the door. Just as he was about to reprimand the person who had been disturbed, he saw his daughter standing outside the door.

"Daughter, what's wrong with you?" When the Grand Elder of Yunding Sect saw Meng Ru's red eyes, he swallowed the curses that were already on the tip of his tongue and asked with concern.

Upon seeing her father, Meng Ru, who had been holding back all day, rushed to him, tears streaming down her face.

"Father, Chu Wang is in trouble, sob sob sob..." Meng Ru cried out in despair.

It should be noted that she had never appeared so disheveled in public before. However, in front of her father, Meng Ru didn't need to pretend at all, so she exposed her true nature.

"My dear daughter, don't cry." The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect hugged his daughter, patted her shoulder, and then led her into the room with a wave of his long sleeves.

The two large doors slammed shut with a bang.

The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect released his daughter and took out a handkerchief to wipe away her tears.

"Father, what am I going to do!" Meng Ru cried.

"Tell me in detail what happened earlier. What exactly happened? Weren't you all on a mission? I gave you so many self-defense items, how could Chu Wang have gotten into trouble?"

Meng Ru shook her head, somewhat at a loss: "We encountered a man who attacked Chu Wang without saying a word. We couldn't muster any strength to resist, and we couldn't even use our magic weapons. That man's aura was terrifying, more than ten times more terrifying than what you gave me, Father."

Meng Ru carefully explained her feelings.

Because Ye Su didn't take her seriously at all and was always targeting Chu Wang, she didn't have a direct confrontation with Ye Su, so she could only give a rough answer.

"Chu Wang was stopped by him."

"Chu Wang told me to run ahead and told me to meet him at the sect gate, but it's been a whole day and he still hasn't returned. I'm worried something might have happened to him. Waaah, Dad, you have to save Chu Wang!"

The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect listened to his daughter's tearful complaints, and his face grew darker and darker with each word.

"Impossible!" he exclaimed.

How could someone be more than ten times more powerful than him?!

You must know that he has already stepped into the Spirit Emperor realm with one foot in the door. Even if that person is an unknown Spirit Emperor expert, his aura could not possibly be so terrifying.

The only possibility is that my daughter misinterpreted things in her panic.

Thinking of this, the Grand Elder of Yunding Sect lowered his head and glanced at his daughter.

Seeing the worry and panic on his daughter's face, the Grand Elder of Yunding Sect was largely convinced of his guess.

"My dear daughter, don't cry." The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect wiped away Meng Ru's tears, then led her to a certain place.

Meng Ru had no choice but to follow.

Stepping into this palace, one is surrounded by jade clappers that emit a faint blue light.

The guards bowed to the elder when they saw him.

What sets Yunding Sect apart from the other four academies is its hierarchical system.

The Yunding Sect has a hierarchy, unlike the four major academies where the relationship is simply that of teacher and student.

"Elder, what brings you here?" the guard asked from the side. His gaze fell on Meng Ru's face behind the Elder, and he was surprised to see traces of crying on her face.

Meng Ru subconsciously hid behind the Grand Elder, not wanting anyone to see her disheveled appearance.

The elder seemed to have sensed something and glanced at the guard with displeasure.

"Alright, this is none of your business. Go and keep watch." The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect waved his hand dismissively.

The guard dared not disobey, and hurriedly nodded and bowed before leaving, thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

Inside the room, apart from the jade tablets that emitted a faint blue light, everything else was pitch black.

The atmosphere in this place was extremely eerie and strange. Meng Ru carefully clutched the hem of her father's clothes.

"Father, why did you bring me here?" Her voice wasn't loud, but it echoed in the room.

The echoes grew increasingly eerie.

Startled, Meng Ru shrank back and quickly shut her mouth.

She grew up in the Cloud Cauldron Sect, so you could say she's been to most places. As for the few places, including this one, this is the first time she's ever been here.

"Do you know what these are?" the Grand Elder of the Cloud Cauldron Sect asked, pointing to the jade tablets that emitted a faint blue light.

Meng Ru would see this thing almost every year when the Yun Ding Sect recruited disciples, but the jade tablets she saw were not like the ones in this hall, which emitted a strange, eerie blue light.

"These... these are the plaques that were used to record the disciples' entry into the sect?" Meng Ru asked tentatively, unsure of her own identity due to her doubts.

"Yes, these are all the people registered in our Yunding Sect. At the very front are the plaques of myself, the Sect Master, and all the elders." As soon as the Grand Elder of the Yunding Sect finished speaking, he led Meng Ru to one of the plaques.

"These are the two pieces for you and Chu Wang." After saying that, he seemed a little unsure and even flipped over the name written on the back of the sign.

“Look, the light on this plaque has dimmed a bit, but it’s still on.” The elder explained to Meng Ru, “According to what you said before, that person attacked Chu Wang with deadly moves, but a whole day has passed, and although the light on Chu Wang’s lifespan plaque has dimmed a bit, it’s still on. This means that he must have escaped.”

"Really? Is it true?" Meng Ru asked with some doubt.

"Would I lie to your father? If you don't believe me, see for yourself!" The Grand Elder of Yunding Sect stepped aside, allowing Meng Ru to come forward and examine him.

Meng Ru looked at the dim light that was slightly darker than the one beside her.

For a moment, no one spoke.

"Alright, we can't stay here any longer. Let's go out." After saying that, he patted his daughter's shoulder: "You just stay in the sect and wait for him. Don't run around for a while."

"……good."

At this moment, Chu Wang, whom Meng Ru was worried about, woke up in a mountain cave.

He opened his eyes and, very alert, sat up abruptly.

Such a large movement instantly aggravated his wounds, causing him to grimace in pain.