The next day.

The sky is clear and the air is fresh, with not a single cloud in sight.

It’s a rare good weather in the Northern Wilderness.

There is gurgling water under your feet and the breeze caressing the willows around you. The wind carries the fragrance of willows, which is refreshing.

The further south you go, the more beautiful the scenery becomes. It looks less like the Northern Wilderness and more like the gentle water towns of Dongxiu and Xihuang.

"Nanliu Bay, I didn't expect it to come again."

Liusu sat by the stream, holding her chin with her hands, looking at the beautiful scenery around her, and couldn't help but sigh.

The last time she came to Nanliu Bay with the Saint and the Sect Master was five years ago.

Senior Sister Chun Hongtang was also there at the time, and the Qinglian Sect was still at its peak. The Sect Master led them to the southernmost part of the Northern Wilderness to look for the relics left by the Qinglian Sect's founder.

They also plan to put some of the rare treasures and skills that Qinglian Sect has collected into the ancestor's collection.

However, some problems occurred during this trip, and in the end only the Saint and the Sect Master entered the treasure house.

Therefore, Liusu actually only knew the approximate location of the relics. Moreover, five years had passed, the Qinglian Sect no longer existed, and there had been many changes in the Northern Wilderness. It was unknown whether the gate to the relics was still there.

Alas, the saint asked me not to recognize her and asked me to lead the way.

What if I can’t find the door when I get there?

Nian Tang said, "I've just been here. Can I lead the way?"

As Liusu was thinking, a cold voice came from the front:

"Xiaoxue, your spiritual energy is flowing in the wrong direction! Five lashes as punishment!"

"Yun Zhen, the Cloud Pattern Star Spear is not for reckless behavior! Ten lashes as punishment!"

“Mo Xiaolan, use more force, Qin Gengyun doesn’t even feel anything!”

The tall figure in red was holding a thin willow branch as a teaching stick, and his voice and expression were stern. If Qin Gengyun and the other three were not careful, they would be whipped a few times.

Fang Xue was fine. She admired Nian Tang and was willing to accept punishment if she didn't practice well.

Mo Xiaolan is also a person who can endure hardships. After being beaten, she practiced even harder.

Qin Gengyun originally took the route of a meat shield, and he regarded a few hits as a physical training.

Yun Zhen was in a miserable state. She had never tried such a cruel way of training before and was often beaten by her "master" and cried in agony.

Liu Su shook her head as she watched: "Tsk tsk tsk, he is using the guidance of cultivation to vent his personal grievances."

Nian Tang seemed to have heard it and glanced at her intentionally or unintentionally. Liu Su quickly covered her mouth.

The four of them were tormented by her for most of the day. Nian Tang seemed to have vented most of her anger and finally asked to rest for five hundred breaths.

After she finished speaking, she was stunned for a moment. Was she too accustomed to the rhythm of Qiu Zhihe and her husband's dual cultivation, and subconsciously said this familiar time?

Qin Gengyun was also stunned, and the look he gave Nian Tang seemed a little strange.

Yun Zhen beside him screamed, "Grandmaster, why did you only rest for 500 breaths? It's too short! Can it be longer?"

Qin Gengyun immediately said, "How is five hundred breaths short? That's enough!"

Yun Zhen was speechless: "Five hundred breaths is not a short time? Master's wife, do you want to kill me together with Master?"

But seeing that his master had a bad look on his face, Yun Zhen didn't dare to say anything more. He sat down on the ground and took the time to regulate his breathing.

Qin Gengyun kept looking at Nian Tang, as if thinking about something. Nian Tang snorted coldly, turned and walked to the other side, but his steps were a little flustered.

She flew across the stream and sat down under a willow tree, away from Qin Gengyun, as if she was afraid that he would notice something.

"Senior Nian Tang, you are done. You are going to be discovered!"

At this time Liusu suddenly jumped out and whispered with a smile.

Nian Tang glanced at her coldly, but Liu Su was not afraid at all and smiled:

"Saint, I know what you're thinking. You're happy that Mo Xiaolan can help your uncle practice, but when you see how well she and your uncle understand each other and how close they are, you can't help but feel jealous, right?"

"This is called a woman's contradiction! Ouch!"

Liusu held her head in her hands and said innocently:

"Saint, you are the one who caused this, why are you hitting me?"

Nian Tang raised his hand again, and Liu Su was so scared that she squatted down with her head in her hands, but Nian Tang did not hit her again and sighed softly.

Liusu was right, she was just tying herself up in knots.

Liusu looked at her and whispered, "Saint, what if we reach the southernmost part and can't find the gate to the treasure?"

Nian Tang glanced at her and said, "I have a connection with the magic circle on the hidden door. I will let you know when I get there."

Liusu said "oh", but saw Nian Tang suddenly looking somewhere with a playful look in his eyes. Liusu was puzzled and was about to turn around to look, but Nian Tang had already said:

"It's Ye Xiyue. She has been following us."

Liusu was not surprised at all, she just asked: "Saint, does Ye Xiyue know that you found her?"

Nian Tang sneered: "Of course she knows, but even if she does, she will think that I can't get rid of her and will follow us all the time."

This was Qiu Zhihe's original plan. She wanted to lead Ye Xiyue all the way until she was led into the Qinglian Sect's treasure trove, where there were ways to help Qin Gengyun seize her and Su Hongling's spiritual roots.

"But, Saint..."

Liu Su whispered, "That method of taking away spiritual roots is too much. Are you really willing to let your son-in-law be like them?"

Nian Tang said calmly: "I am destined not to be able to accompany him forever. I won't be able to see him being intimate with any woman in the future. Why should I care?"

Liusu really wanted to say, since you don’t care, why did you take revenge on me just now?

But looking at the saint's expression, she wisely kept her mouth shut.

After a while, a faint voice sounded in the willow forest:

"Actually, if you want to accompany your uncle... I can be alone."

One mile north of Nanliu Bay, a cool white figure stood quietly on the crown of a towering tree that was dozens of feet tall.

She was wearing a moon-white fairy dress and standing on tree branches, looking as graceful as a fairy.

There was a shallow puddle of water on the ground below, and at this moment, a strange and incongruous smile appeared on her cold face:

"Hehe, Ye Xiyue, weren't you feeling pretty good just now? Now you're pretending to be a fairy again, isn't that disgusting?"

The weird smile disappeared, and she returned to her cool and beautiful self:

"The poison in my body will be cleared in two days. If you continue to do something strange, don't blame me for being ruthless."

“Cluck, cluck, cluck!”

A strangely cute smile appeared on his cold face again:

"Ye Xiyue, I know that you came to the Northern Wilderness just to find a way to separate me from your body. When you saw that Xia Qinglian could transform into two bodies, you thought you could find a way from her, right?"

When Ye Xiyue saw Qiu Zhihe that day, she could vaguely feel that the other person had the sword intent of her and Su Hongling, but Qiu Zhihe's appearance and figure were too different from Xia Qinglian at that time.

So she couldn't be completely sure for the moment.

But Qiu Zhihe suddenly disappeared, and the red-haired woman suddenly appeared, which made Ye Xiyue confirm her guess.

Because this red-haired woman also has those two familiar sword intentions in her body!

Now Ye Xiyue can be sure that Qiu Zhihe and the red-haired woman are both Xia Qinglian!

If one could learn this method of transforming one person into two bodies, he would be able to separate the demon fetus, and even become a god in one fell swoop.

"Hehe, Ye Xiyue, are you thinking about how to make Xia Qinglian submit and willingly teach you the method of clone? Do you want me to teach you how to do it?"

The demon fetus chuckled, and the next moment Ye Xiyue regained her immortal body and said coldly:

"I just want to get rid of you, how could I believe you?"

"Ye Xiyue, you only know how to practice, but you don't understand human nature. Let me tell you, if you want Xia Qinglian to submit, then observe that man carefully. Maybe he is Xia Qinglian's weakness."