Hua Xiangwan slept soundly, and before dawn the next day, she felt someone calling her, "Hua Xiangwan."

Hua Xiangwan opened her eyes and turned around in a daze. She saw Xie Wushuang, who had packed up in the morning light. He had changed back into white clothes. His injuries seemed to have healed. He stood in the morning light holding a sword and told her, "Get in the carriage and sleep. Get ready to set off."

Hearing this, Hua Xiangwan slowed down for a moment, got up in a daze, put her quilt into her Qiankun bag, and went to the carriage yawning.

Shen Xiuwen was still resting in the carriage. When he heard Hua Xiangwan coming in, he quickly stood up. Hua Xiangwan held Shen Xiuwen down and shook her head, "Go to sleep. I'm asleep."

"No need," Shen Xiuwen blushed and struggled to get up, "I'm fine..."

"Xiu Wen," Xie Wushuang's voice rang out from outside, "let's set off."

Shen Xiuwen looked at Hua Xiangwan with difficulty. Hua Xiangwan shook her head, turned around and said, "Xie Daojun, Shen Daojun is still injured. Let him rest here."

"Yes," Jiang Yiran walked to the door carrying the food box, glanced at the carriage, and then glanced at Xie Wushuang, "Senior Brother Xie, Senior Brother Shen's injury has not healed yet, let's not talk about this red tape, right?"

Everyone around him tried to persuade Xie Changji, but he remained silent for a long time before finally nodding: "Yes."

After saying that, he turned and left. Jiang Yiran stood in front of the carriage holding a food box and said, "Young Master, I bought it for you early today."

Hua Xiangwan was a little surprised. She glanced at Shen Xiuwen, thought for a moment, and thought that Shen Xiuwen had asked Jiang Yiran to go. She nodded to Shen Xiuwen and said with a smile, "Thank you for your concern."

Shen Xiuwen hesitated for a moment and wanted to say something, but Hua Xiangwan had already rolled up the curtain and went out, taking the lunch box herself.

She opened the lunch box and found that it was full of sweets. She couldn't help but be a little confused and looked up at Shen Xiuwen: "All sweets?"

"Yes," Shen Xiuwen explained, "Brother Xie looked at the food boxes that were taken away yesterday and said that you like sweet food and don't eat cilantro."

"What is he looking at this for?"

Hua Xiangwan was quite confused. Shen Xiuwen froze, turned around, and explained softly, "When Yiran took out the lunch box, she just happened to talk to me about the taste. Senior Brother Xie saw it and reminded me and Yiran."

This explanation was not surprising. Hua Xiangwan thought about it and felt that Xie Wushuang was a little too smart.

She and Lingnan had eaten almost all the food yesterday, but he could actually guess her taste?

Hua Xiangwan couldn't figure it out. Seeing Hua Xiangwan frowning, Shen Xiuwen took the initiative to change the subject: "I made the young master suffer last night. Today, Xiuwen feels that his body has improved a lot. He should rest for a while and there is no need to bother the young master."

"Are you feeling guilty?"

Hua Xiangwan listened to Shen Xiuwen's words and jokingly said, "You slept in my bed and ate my food. If you feel guilty, why not give yourself to me?"

Shen Xiuwen lowered his eyes slightly when he heard this. Hua Xiangwan saw that he was serious and was about to explain when she heard Shen Xiuwen say, "If the young master is willing, I will report this to Master when we return to the Heavenly Sword Sect."

Hua Xiangwan didn't expect to hear this, and hesitated: "You...are you serious?"

"Marriage is a big deal, so take it seriously."

Shen Xiuwen nodded, but Hua Xiangwan couldn't believe it and said cautiously: "Shen Daojun, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just... why?"

Then, Hua Xiangwan explained: "We have only met for a few days, and you made such a big decision..."

"Young Master should know my situation in the Heaven Sword Sect. I was raised by the Sect Master, and my status in the sect... can be considered as a contender for the position of Sect Master. Over the years, I have been trusted by the Sect Master and have dealt with a lot of sect miscellaneous matters," Shen Xiuwen said with a wry smile, "But I still have a senior brother, and now I am redundant. Young Master has saved me many times, if I can help Young Master solve his problems by following him back to the Western Region, then why not?"

Shen Xiuwen spoke seriously, and Hua Xiangwan understood. In fact, she had considered it early on that Shen Xiuwen's identity was the most suitable for returning to the Western Territory with her, but she didn't expect that he had already realized this a long time ago.

Hua Xiangwan lowered her head and thought. Seeing that she was silent, Shen Xiuwen thought for a moment and spoke gently, "It's been a boring journey. If you have nothing to do, how about I read a storybook for you?"

"You are the patient," Hua Xiangwan took the storybook from the drawer, "I will read it for you."

As she spoke, she opened the storybook. The moment she opened the storybook, she felt an inexplicable sense of familiarity.

Suddenly, she realized that it was like that back then... Shen Yichen was like this. Every time she was bored, he would sit beside her and read storybooks to her.

She was stunned for a moment, and Shen Xiuwen turned around and looked at her: "Young Master?"

Hua Xiangwan turned to look at Shen Xiuwen. Shen Xiuwen looked at her in confusion. Seeing her eyes that were much clearer and simpler than those of the man, Hua Xiangwan came back to her senses and smiled: "Nothing."

Shen Xiuwen recuperated in her carriage for two days. On the third day, when his injuries were almost healed, he was called out by Xie Wushuang.

At this time, the group arrived at a mountain. Lingbei walked to Hua Xiangwan's carriage and said respectfully, "Young Master, Xie Daojun said he wanted to go into the mountains. The carriage is blocked and it is inconvenient to go. Please get off the carriage and ride the spirit beast into the forest."

When Hua Xiangwan heard this, she rolled up the car curtains and saw a group of people waiting for her in front of the woods.

She didn't say much. She dismantled the carriage and put it into her Qiankun bag, then turned over and rode on the spirit beast that had been dragging the carriage.

This was originally her mount, a majestic white tiger. Seeing her riding the white tiger, Xie Changji in front of her withdrew his gaze and said calmly, "Go into the mountain."

Everyone followed Xie Changji into the forest. The forest was extremely dense, with branches covering the sky and the ground. Lingnan followed beside her and couldn't help but frowned: "Young Master, this forest is too gloomy. Is the Heavenly Sword Sect actually nearby?"

According to the original plan, it would only take six days to reach the Tianjian Sect. Now that five days have passed, we should be not far from the Tianjian Sect.

Hua Xiangwan knew that Lingnan was not the type to look at maps, so she looked at her with a half-smile: "Perhaps the Tianjian Sect has different hobbies?"

When Ling Bei heard this, he turned around and looked at the two of them. Then his eyes fell on Hua Xiangwan, and he said meaningfully, "Young Master, will you take care of this matter?"

Although it was unclear what would happen, Lingbei knew that the Tianjian Sect had changed direction and many killers had come from the western border.

Hua Xiangwan nodded: "If you can manage it, that's the best. If you can't, just withdraw."

It is much better for Qi Ling to fall into the hands of Tianjian Sect than into the hands of Western Territory.

But the Hehuan Palace is no longer what it used to be. Compared with maintaining justice, self-protection is obviously much more important.

Ling Bei understood what Hua Xiangwan meant and replied, "I understand."

The group walked for most of the night and entered the depths of the forest.

Hua Xiangwan looked at the sky. The morning star was high in the sky, and it was almost the time for Yin and Yang to change.

When Yin and Yang alternate, ghosts and spirits appear everywhere, and it is often the time when secret realms appear. She was thinking in her mind, when she suddenly heard a faint bell ringing from the side.

The sound was so light and far away that almost no one noticed it. Hua Xiangwan pulled the reins abruptly, and everyone looked over subconsciously.

Hua Xiangwan opened her mouth, but before she could utter a word, the ground suddenly shook violently as if a giant dragon was walking past!

"Young Master!"

Lingnan screamed in surprise, and rushed towards Hua Xiangwan on tiptoe with the other people from Hehuan Palace. Baihu leaped to the side to avoid the sudden rise in the ground, and then rushed forward in search of a stable place.

Suddenly, the ground shook, birds flew away in panic, and wild animals ran through the forest. Xie Changji glanced around and told Shen Xiuwen, "Go protect Young Master Hua. The rest of the disciples, follow me."

After saying this, all the members of the Heavenly Sword Sect leaped out of the dense forest like a stream of light, and rushed into the distance with their swords.

Shen Xiuwen came to Hua Xiangwan's side with his sword and said urgently: "Young Master, I will take you to a safe place!"

After hearing this, Hua Xiangwan understood what the Tianjian Sect meant.

They were worried about Hehuan Palace, so they had to keep it under surveillance at all times. Now that they had entered Xifeng Forest, the ideal situation for Tianjian Sect was to keep Hehuan Palace under surveillance while preventing it from getting close to Lingxu Secret Realm. Once Hehuan Palace wanted to do something, Xie Wushuang would appear immediately within this range to deal with it.

The Tianjian Sect wanted them to leave, so Hua Xiangwan naturally wouldn't deliberately challenge them. But thinking about the ringing just now, Hua Xiangwan was still worried.

If she was not mistaken, the ringing sound just now should have come from Qingyue Palace. Qingyue Palace was good at using music to disturb other people's minds. For a possessed person like Xie Wushuang, other people might not be a problem, but the music practitioners of Qingyue Palace were their absolute nemesis.

If no one restrains Qingle Palace, the ghost spirit will really fall into the hands of the Western Territory.

So she ignored Shen Xiuwen, pretending that she couldn't control the white tiger, and rushed forward screaming.

Shen Xiuwen was stunned for a moment, then shouted: "Young Master!"

Lingnan and Lingbei looked at each other and quickly led everyone to follow.

Hua Xiangwan expanded her consciousness and noticed that the spiritual power around her was abnormal, as if something was absorbing the spiritual energy and forming a huge vortex.

She ran straight towards the center of the vortex, and when she was almost there, she heard the sound of fighting all around.

The disciples of the Sky Sword Sect had already arrived and were mingling with everyone. There were obviously more of them than they had seen before, and it could be seen that many of them had been hiding in the dark before.

As for those outside the Heavenly Sword Sect...

Hua Xiangwan took a quick look at the battle situation. Many monks had also come from Yunlai, but she could not recognize them clearly. However, she could recognize most of the monks from the Western Territory.

"Mingluan, Qingle, Yinyang Sect, Hundred Poison Sect, Sword Sect, Qi Sect, Puppet Sect..."

Ling Bei came behind Hua Xiangwan, counted them, and said in a serious tone: "In addition to the people from the two palaces, more than half of the nine sects are here too."

"Master, what are they doing here?"

Hua Xiangwan said nothing, she observed the situation carefully.

She felt the spiritual energy gathering around her getting thicker and thicker, and the ground shaking more and more violently. When the night was darkest, yin and yang intertwined, and the sun and moon shone together.

At the moment when the sunlight and the moonlight fell at the same time, a loud noise suddenly came from the surroundings, and a giant dragon phantom broke out of the ground, then coiled on the ground. A colorful light hole appeared on the ground, and brilliant light shot up from the hole. A cultivator exclaimed in surprise: "The spiritual secret realm is open!"

The moment the sound fell, dozens of brilliant lights shot out from the side and rushed towards Xie Wushuang. Rune poisonous insect puppets poured out of their nests, ghosts cried and wolves howled, and the sky and the earth changed color.

Xie Wushuang stood on a high place with her eyes covered by a white silk scarf. The moment the magic was approaching, the long sword jumped into her hand. She raised her hand and swept the sword around, breaking all the evil spirits around. Then she swooped in one direction and chopped down with a sword. A young man with a tall hat and fancy clothes with a puppet on his hand was instantly knocked out from the bushes!

"Puppet Sect's Yan Feinan is at least a Yuan Infant," Ling Nan said in shock, "How could he not even survive a single sword attack?"

After he finished speaking, Xie Wushuang turned sideways and attacked in another direction. The woman in red who was holding a white python in one hand was forced back dozens of feet by Xie Wushuang. The woman in red knelt on one knee, and the white python in her hand flew straight towards Xie Wushuang. Xie Wushuang raised his sword and moved forward. At this time, the sound of twelve kinds of musical instruments came from the surroundings.

Hearing the voice, Hua Xiangwan frowned.

"The chaotic mind formation of the Twelve Immortals of Qingle Palace."

Ling Bei frowned: "What a big deal."

The music was sad and melodious, and sounded like an ordinary song. However, Hua Xiangwan could clearly sense that Xie Wushuang's sword was slow.

His breathing became disordered, and the Tianjian Sect disciple next to him also began to feel dazed.

The people around him clearly noticed Xie Wushuang's weakness, and the people who were originally lying in ambush attacked Xie Wushuang at the same time.

He swept the surroundings with a sword to protect the disciples of his sect. He stood in the center, panting, holding the sword, and looked up at Hua Xiangwan: "Hua Xiangwan."

When Xie Wushuang spoke at this time, he was asking for help.

The Twelve Immortals Formation of Qingle Palace is difficult to resist even for Xie Wushuang. Now that Hehuan Palace is not helping the Western Territory, it is a friend rather than an enemy. Now the only person Xie Wushuang can turn to is her who is holding the Qingxin Bell.

Only if he breaks the Twelve Immortal Formation of Qingle Palace can Xie Wushuang have a chance of victory.

Hua Xiangwan understood what Xie Wushuang meant. She took out the Qingxin Bell from her sleeve, shook it gently, and smiled: "Xie Daojun, do you still want to negotiate terms?"

"Talk."

"Has the Heavenly Sword Sect agreed to the marriage?"

"good."

When Xie Wushuang said this, Hua Xiangwan knew that her trip was not in vain.

"Lingnan."

Hua Xiangwan opened her mouth, and Lingnan quickly poured spiritual power from his back into Hua Xiangwan's body. Hua Xiangwan raised her hand and summoned the Qingxin Bell. The Qingxin Bell rang, and the music around her became louder. Hua Xiangwan simply took out a jade guqin from her Qiankun bag, raised her hand and plucked it, and the sound waves instantly hit the forest, and all the music quieted down in an instant.

"Hua Xiangwan!" After a moment, an old man in the forest shouted angrily, "How dare you use my young master's magic weapon to hurt someone in my palace!"

After he finished speaking, the music started suddenly. Hua Xiangwan's face turned cold, and the sound of the piano in his hand became more intense.

"Left Protector made a mistake," Hua Xiangwan said with a smile, "I made this zither myself. He didn't give it to me. Now that he has returned it to me, it is mine."

As he spoke, the sound waves from both sides intertwined. Without the interference of the music, Xie Changji suddenly felt his mind clear. He jumped to the entrance of the Lingxu Secret Realm Cave, pointed his long sword at the surroundings, and stopped all those who wanted to enter the secret realm.

Xie Changji's skills were unmatched, and for a moment everyone was held back, and no one could move forward even a single step.

As the sun rose, the hole became smaller and smaller.

Seeing that the Lingxu Secret Realm was about to close, a woman sighed softly and said, "Master Hua, this item is extremely important to my Master. My Master is still waiting for you in the West Territory. Master Hua, please let it go for the sake of our past relationship."

After saying this, Hua Xiangwan felt something was wrong and the sound of her piano trembled.

Xie Changji regained consciousness and turned around, only to see a woman breaking through the layers of protection surrounding Hua Xiangwan and heading straight for Hua Xiangwan with a sword in hand!

Xie Changji instantly moved away from the Lingxu Secret Realm and ran towards Hua Xiangwan.

However, the opponent's movements were faster. Hua Xiangwan only felt a gust of sword wind beside him, and the sword was already in front of him. Almost instinctively, he raised his hand to grab the long sword and quickly retreated backwards. Then he stepped on empty air and fell directly into the void!

The other party followed her and jumped in. Hua Xiangwan saw streams of light flashing into the cave entrance and couldn't help but grit her teeth: "Qin Yunshang!"

Qin Yunshang curled her lips into a smile, suddenly pulled the sword out of her hand, and kicked her hard at the same time.

Hua Xiangwan was unable to dodge and fell straight down. She immediately understood Qin Yunshang's intention.

The ghost spirit should be hidden in the core of the Lingxu Secret Realm, which is also the source of the secret realm's power.

The Lingxu Secret Realm is divided into several test illusions. Each illusion can lead to the core of the secret realm, but the difficulty is different. The further down the road, the more deadly it is. Qin Yunshang wants to throw her into the most difficult test illusion!

She instinctively reached up, wanting to ask for help, but she didn't know who to call.

Amidst her confusion, a cold hand reached out from the darkness and grasped her hand.

Hua Xiangwan looked up and saw the young man in white following her into the endless darkness.

There was darkness behind him, and his whole body was glowing faintly, with white clothes and white silk floating around him. He held her hand in one hand and held a sword in the other.

"Don't be afraid," he said, his voice as steady as ever. "I'm coming."