A streak of light flashed by, and a female cultivator dressed in a light green robe landed in front of Geng Di.

She looked him up and down and clicked her tongue.

"It's just a clone at the mid-stage of the Serpent Core Realm, yet it can bear so much of your power."

Geng Di looked at the Dragon Marrow Realm clone in front of him and said calmly.

"This is already the limit of this body."

He raised his hand, looking at the slightly cracked skin on it.

"It's still too weak. If my physical strength could reach the peak of the Dragon Marrow Realm, then I could do much more."

The mysterious man smiled.

"Don't rush. Once I get the portion of authority you promised, I will begin to create a stronger body for you."

"Then you'd better hurry up."

"That's natural."

"Oh, right."

The mysterious man asked in confusion.

"You said before that the mark in the flower dew had been removed, why are you reacting so strongly?"

"this......"

Geng Di looked up at the azure sky and said softly.

"My power cannot penetrate much into this world; I am only using this body you gave me for now."

“Under these circumstances, it is not surprising that the power I left in the flower dew was extracted.”

He paused for a moment at this point.

"Although I haven't left many marks, they are not ones that ordinary people can easily erase."

"Even if it is removed from the body, I will not be completely unable to feel its presence."

"You mean, your power has been completely wiped out?"

"Yes."

Geng Di nodded, revealing a somewhat amused expression.

“I know what this means; eliminating my power is far more complicated than you think.”

"I'm really curious now, what other secrets do those guys have that I don't know about?"

After saying that, his body slowly rose into the air.

"Are you going to Jianping Mountain?"

"right."

"It's not that I look down on your strength, but with this body, you can't pose any threat to Yun Si Ning."

"Yeah?"

Geng Di smiled faintly and said nothing.

Immediately, his figure transformed into a streak of light and sped away into the distance.

In the blink of an eye, his speed surpassed that of ordinary Dragon Marrow Realm cultivators, and it continued to increase.

Watching Geng Di leave, the mysterious man's clone curled his lip.

"Arrogant fellow, always acting superior."

"Oh well, never mind."

"As long as he also deals with Yun Si Ning, there's no harm in it. I should hurry up and take back the remaining part of the power."

…… ……

So, why are you crying?

Yun Si Ning looked at the little girl who had already wiped away her tears and asked with great confusion.

"Are you moved to tears because I saved you?"

Hua Lu rolled her eyes at her and turned her head away angrily.

You don't understand.

"Um... I really don't understand, so why are you crying?"

Yun Si Ning was becoming increasingly confused.

Hua Lu glared at her again, but only for a few seconds before collapsing onto the bed like a deflated balloon.

Sigh...

She sighed softly.

"You don't understand, and you never will."

"When the Grand Steward's mark was erased, I... I knew I might never be able to go back..."

"ha?"

Yun Si Ning was taken aback.

Wow, so that's why.

"You...are you on such good terms with your Grand Steward?"

"What do you know..."

Hua Lu bit her lip and muttered.

"We, the divine messengers, are the arms of the Grand Steward; he is the sole reason for our existence in this world."

Hearing her say that, Yun Si Ning became even more curious.

She sat down next to Hua Lu and asked softly.

"You... divine messengers, how exactly were you chosen by Geng Di?"

She always felt that Hua Lu must have had many stories, and that her past held many secrets.

"us……"

Hua Lu was about to say something, but the words stopped abruptly.

"You can leave now, I'm tired."

She said to Yun Si Ning.

"ah……"

"You can leave now. I need to calm down by myself."

Noticing that Hua Lu was indeed in a bad state, Yun Si Ning didn't press the matter further.

"Alright then, I'll be going now."

Yun Si Ning smiled and turned to leave.

"Oh, right."

Hua Lu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

Yun Si Ning turned around in confusion.

"I remembered something that might be useful to you."

"What?"

"Before we set off, the Grand Steward told us that we might encounter some very powerful enemies during this mission, which would be the biggest threat."

Upon hearing this, Yun Si Ning frowned slightly.

"Geng Di's...enemy?"

This was the first time she had heard of this; Geng Di actually had a very powerful enemy in the real world.

"That's probably true, but the Grand Steward only said this much and told us to be careful."

“He said that those people also wield a great deal of divine power and are fully capable of threatening our safety.”

Yun Si Ning narrowed her eyes, and she immediately recalled the scene she had seen when she activated her Eyes of Desire.

"The authority of the god of desire..."