"Let's go."
Su Jiaojiao skipped ahead, in a cheerful mood, completely unlike the decisive person she had been when she fought Bai Hao earlier.
Watching her retreating figure, Bai Hao hesitated for a moment before finally following her.
Su Jiaojiao was right about one thing: even if he wanted to go back, he couldn't just stay here and wait for the hourglass to complete a cycle. That would be too long; five thousand years is not a time that an ordinary person can spend.
So he chose to take a trip through this world, hoping to find another way back without having to wait so long.
...
This world is indeed beautiful, with clear waters and lush mountains, birdsong and fragrant flowers, like a fairyland.
Bai Hao and Su Jiaojiao traversed grasslands, crossed mountains and rivers, encountered lakes, and finally passed through a forest before reaching a desert. There, they finally saw their first town—a town standing at the junction of the desert and the forest.
On one side of the town, lush green grass stretches out, while on the other, an endless desert stretches out. This stark contrast makes the town incredibly charming.
"We've finally found a town! Let's hurry over there!" Seeing the town in the desert in the distance, Su Jiaojiao couldn't help but get excited. She quickened her pace and almost ran towards the town.
As Bai Hao approached the city gate, he looked up and saw a plaque hanging on the city wall with the three large characters "Zhenmo City" engraved on it.
“Demon Suppression City…I’ve never heard of this city before.” Su Jiaojiao looked around curiously and walked towards the city gate, but was stopped by two people guarding the gate.
These two men were not soldiers, but men dressed in black robes, holding long spears, with a dragon head emblem embroidered on their chests, like those of some sect.
"Halt! Who are you? Where are you from? What are you doing in Zhenmo City?" one of them shouted.
"We are travelers from afar, having traveled a long way to finally arrive here. We would like to ask for lodging and rest for a while," Su Jiaojiao said, a smile spreading across her face.
"Travelers?" The man looked them over suspiciously. There was really nothing suspicious about them. However, Su Jiaojiao's face was covered with a cloth and she was blind, which made people feel sorry for her.
"Alright, you can go in, but don't cause any trouble!" The two finally agreed to let them in, and Su Jiaojiao immediately went in excitedly. Suddenly, she realized that Bai Hao hadn't followed, but was standing in front of the two.
"Are you... disciples of the Demon Suppression Sect?" Bai Hao looked at the familiar emblems on the chests of the two men with a solemn expression—he had seen these emblems before; they belonged to the Demon Suppression Sect!
"We are disciples of the Demon Suppression Sect, is there a problem?" another Demon Suppression Sect disciple said somewhat impatiently.
"If you want to go in, then go in quickly. Don't block other people's way!"
Bai Hao remained rooted to the spot, muttering to himself in disbelief, unsure of what to say next.
Seeing that the two disciples of the Demon Suppression Sect were about to make a move, Su Jiaojiao quickly stepped forward, apologizing as she pulled Bai Hao away.
"I'm so sorry, we'll be leaving right away."
She quickly pulled Bai Hao into the city before whispering, "What are you doing? It'll be troublesome if you get kicked out."
"There's a Demon Suppression Sect under the Divine Origin Dynasty? What's the connection between this place and the Divine Radiance Continent?" Bai Hao stared straight at Su Jiaojiao, his voice carrying an unquestionable, even icy tone, as if he would immediately attack if Su Jiaojiao dared to say anything else.
"What Divine Radiance Continent? Hasn't the Demon Suppression Sect always been... a sect under the Divine Origin Dynasty? There are also other sects like the Inviting Moon Sect, the Pill Sect, and the Falling Sea Sect, big and small. Is there a problem?" Su Jiaojiao was frightened by Bai Hao and quickly said.
Hearing Su Jiaojiao mention those familiar sect names, Bai Hao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, his mind racing with a myriad of thoughts.
"Why are there sects here? Isn't this the past of the Divine Origin Dynasty?"
"Could it be that this place is not actually the past of the Divine Origin Dynasty, but rather a return to the Divine Radiance Continent?"
For a moment, Bai Hao was at a loss for words, his mind a complete mess.
Is this the Divine Radiance Continent or the Divine Origin Dynasty?
"What are you muttering about? What is the Divine Radiance Continent? The Demon Suppression Sect has always been a sect under the Divine Origin Dynasty. It is a human sect established by the Divine Origin Dynasty after the victory against the divine beasts, with the aim of resisting the remaining threat of the divine beasts. It has little to do with the Divine Radiance Continent you mentioned," Su Jiaojiao continued.
"The Demon Suppression Sect, the Pill Sect, the Falling Sea Sect... whether they are related or not is not up to you to decide." Bai Hao suddenly leaped into the air and flew towards the Falling Sea Sect.
"Hey, where are you going?!"
This sudden turn of events not only startled those around them, but even Su Jiaojiao was surprised that Bai Hao had actually flown away.
"They're just a few sects, what's the rush?"
She stamped her foot hesitantly, biting her red lips tightly. After hesitating for a while, she finally flew after him.
...
Along the way, Bai Hao flew at full speed, relying on his memory to quickly fly from the Western Region where the Demon Suppression Sect was located to the Southern Region where the Falling Sea Sect was located.
Finally, a magnificent mountain gate appeared faintly in the mountains, and the three large characters "Luohai Sect" were clearly visible on the gate, the same three characters that Bai Hao remembered.
However, unlike before, two unfamiliar disciples on the mountain gate, upon seeing Bai Hao and Su Jiaojiao flying over, immediately stopped them and sternly questioned them:
"Who dares to trespass on my Fallen Sea Sect?!"
Looking at the unfamiliar faces before him, and looking up from the mountain gate towards the mountain, he saw that the sects on the mountain were somewhat different from the Luohai Sect in his memory.
"Bai Hao, what are you doing?" Su Jiaojiao asked breathlessly, looking up at the three large characters "Luo Hai Sect" on the plaque. She whispered, "This is the Luo Hai Sect, whose strength is on par with the Zhenmo Sect. You're not planning to cause trouble, are you?"
Bai Hao ignored her, staring blankly at the sect in front of him for a long while before asking, "Who is your sect leader now?"
"You don't even know who our sect leader is? Are you here to cause trouble?" Upon hearing Bai Hao's words, the disciples of the Falling Sea Sect flew into a rage, and one of them immediately drew his sword, ready to attack Bai Hao.
With a furrowed brow, an invisible pressure emanated from Bai Hao, and the two disciples immediately felt as if a mountain was pressing down on them, rendering them unable to move.
Bai Hao didn't want to hurt them, so after immobilizing them, he walked up the mountain step by step.
He wanted to see who the current sect leader of the Falling Sea Sect was, and whether it was Su Yuewan.
Or, to put it another way, is this Luo Hai Sect the same one he knows...?
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