Bai Qingnian's eyes were gentle as he raised his hand to touch her head and whispered, "Shizun misses you too."
Bullshit! You're too busy saving that woman to think about me!
Long Qianling's red eyes lit up for a moment, but quickly disappeared, and Bai Qingnian did not see it.
"Really? Does Master miss his disciple too?"
"Of course."
"Master is the best." What a lie!
Long Qianling smiled on the surface, but in his heart, the thought of Baili Qing made him extremely jealous.
"Immortal Lord Yueci has returned." Yu Wanmiao also came over.
When Bai Qingnian saw her, he reached out and helped Long Qianling to stand up. "Lord Yu, I'm so grateful for your help in taking care of my disciple during this time."
Yu Wanmiao smiled and shook her head, "You're too kind, Immortal Lord Yueci. Your disciple is very well-behaved."
Long Qianling's hand was held by Bai Qingnian, and she looked at Yu Wanmiao with a smile in her eyes.
In order to create the illusion that she had been staying in the city lord's mansion all these days, she deliberately returned before Bai Qingnian and rewrote the memories of the people in the city lord's mansion.
Of course, she was only changing things about herself.
"The matters in the secret realm have all been resolved, and I should return to my sect to report back." Bai Qingnian nodded slightly and bid farewell to Yu Wanmiao.
Yu Wanmiao had intended to keep them for a few more days, but Bai Qingnian took the excuse that there was something going on at the sect and left Fangling City with Long Qianling.
...
Bai Qingnian and Long Qianling were sitting on a flying magical artifact when suddenly, the communication jade tablet in Bai Qingnian's space lit up.
Bai Qingnian took it out and opened it. Instantly, the sect leader's anxious voice rang out.
"Don't go back to the sect! Don't go back to Qingzhou!"
The voice was intermittent, yet incredibly firm, amidst a cacophony of fighting sounds.
There was nothing else, just the same two sentences being repeated over and over.
Bai Qingnian's face darkened.
This is a pre-recorded audio message that can be sent in batches to any contact saved in the communication jade token.
Clearly, this was sent by the sect leader to all the Xuan Tian Sect disciples outside the sect.
Something must have happened to the sect! No, something must have happened to the entire Qingzhou!
The cultivation world is divided into five continents: Central, Azure, Vast, East, and South. Each continent has a major sect in charge. Now, the sect has sent them this message. What exactly happened in Azure Continent?
"Master..."
Seeing that he looked unwell, Long Qianling called out to him.
Hearing her voice, Bai Qingnian finally came to his senses. He looked at her with his blue eyes and after a long while, he slowly said, "A-Ling, I'm going back. You stay in Fangling City! Fangling City belongs to the Eastern Continent and should be safe."
"Master! Your disciple will go back with you!" Upon hearing this, Long Qianling anxiously reached out and grabbed his arm.
"No! Something must have happened in Qingzhou. The sect leader and the others must be in danger too. It will be very dangerous for you to come back with me!" Bai Qingnian said in a deep voice, reaching out to pull her hand down.
“Disciple is not afraid!” Long Qianling reached out and grabbed his arm again, her red eyes filled with determination. “Now that I have joined the Xuantian Sect, I am determined to live and die with the sect! So I am not afraid of danger! I want to go back!”
Upon hearing this, Bai Qingnian stared at her intently. Long Qianling was such a small person, yet she could say such things. Such a temperament... she was truly a rare find.
What Bai Qingnian didn't expect was that Long Qianling said this just so that he would agree to take her back. Of course, even if he didn't agree, she would still go back on her own.
Bai Qingnian stared at her for a long time, but finally gave in, "Then you must obediently stay by my side."
"Disciple understands!" Long Qianling nodded firmly.
Bai Qingnian increased his flight speed, and the flying artifact quickly flew over the clouds and soon disappeared into the horizon.
Seeing that he was using his spiritual power recklessly, Long Qianling secretly injected his own divine power into him, giving him a continuous source of spiritual power to control the flying artifact.
They covered a journey that should have taken two months, but they covered it in just two days.
As soon as they stepped into Qingzhou territory, the originally azure sky turned red. Nothing grew around them, and the air was so stuffy that even those with keen senses could easily detect the lingering death and killing intent in the air. The spiritual energy in the air was terrifyingly thin.
The once vibrant land was now a scene of devastation, littered with the corpses of countless human cultivators, the remains of various spirit beasts, and signs of battle.
Not only that, the surrounding spiritual energy was more than a hundred times thinner than before, as if it had been hollowed out in an instant.
"What on earth happened...?"
Bai Qingnian stared in disbelief at the scene before him. Was this still the spiritually rich Qingzhou he remembered?
"Master, should we return to the sect now?" Long Qianling asked.
Sect... Yes! Sect!
"Let's go!" As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Qingnian led Long Qianling on a flying magic weapon once again and flew towards Xuantian Sect.
The entire journey was filled with devastation.
Bai Qingnian's brows furrowed more and more, and unease welled up in his heart.
Hurry! Faster!
When Bai Qingnian and Long Qianling returned to Xuantian, they saw that the entire sect, built against the mountain, had its more than a dozen peaks razed to the ground. The ground was littered with the corpses of fellow disciples, and various weapons were scattered everywhere. The air was thick with the aura of death.
"this……"
Bai Qingnian's pupils trembled, and his body shook uncontrollably. He had been holding back his emotions, but seeing the scene at Xuantian Sect finally broke him down.
"Sect Master! Senior Sister!"
Bai Qingnian released Long Qianling's hand and called out several times, but no one responded.
"Senior sister..." Bai Qingnian stood alone in the ruins.
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