Mysterious mirror hanging high

Lu Yingzhao shook his head and said, "Yuwen Tianfu? I don't take him seriously... There will be plenty of people targeting me in the future, one more won't make a difference."

"Besides, he might not have the energy to care about me, a Mahayana cultivator, at this moment."

Lu Yingzhao said, "When I was searching for real names in the register just now, I discovered something interesting."

"The Heavenly Lord of Penglai... may not be dead."

"His real name hasn't been erased yet! This at least shows that he hasn't been reincarnated."

"Otherwise, the real name corresponding to Xiao Buyi's soul aura on the register will also change."

Yun Xuance exclaimed in surprise, "What? Senior Xiao is still alive? That's wonderful!"

Lu Yingzhao explained, "Xiao Buyi is also a person with a destiny. His fate is very strange. He is destined to have many tribulations, but he is incredibly resilient. No matter what kind of tribulation he faces, there is always a glimmer of hope."

"If he can seize this glimmer of hope, he will have the opportunity to break through and rebuild, and reach a higher level."

"It's a pity... I only found out about this recently, otherwise I should have reminded you."

Lu Yingzhao said with regret, "It's hard to say whether this is a calamity for all cultivators in the Immortal Continent, or just Xiao Buyi's calamity... You were just caught in the crossfire."

Yun Xuance sighed, "It doesn't matter anymore... There are many powerful cultivators in the Immortal Realm. Even if Yuwen Tianfu wasn't there, there would be others."

"In the face of truly powerful beings, we cultivators at the Nascent Soul and Cave Heaven realms are no different from ordinary mortals."

"Oh, right..." Yun Xuance suddenly remembered something: "Fatty Ye and Fellow Daoist Yang and the others probably just left the secret realm and may not know about the destruction of the Immortal Continent..."

“I, Lu, will remind Fatty Ye and the others,” Lu Yingzhao nodded. “Besides, he’s incredibly lucky; he might not need our reminder.”

“There are still Immortal Continent cultivators who haven’t returned to Immortal Continent Star to cultivate.” Yun Xuance reminded, “For example, there’s Junior Nephew Guan who’s still at the [Formless Sword Sound Sect]. I’m afraid the Yuwen family might be able to follow the clues and find his location.”

"Overthinking is not a good thing for you now that you only have your true spirit left."

Lu Yingzhao said, "I will make proper arrangements for these matters..."

"Hmm." Yun Xuance nodded weakly; the prolonged contemplation had indeed made her feel slightly dizzy.

"Finally... there's Xuanjing, who's traveling abroad..."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yingzhao raised his head slightly, gazing into the unknown distance: "It's strange, really... With Xuan Jing's talent, comprehension, and foundational supernatural abilities, he should have shone brightly and made a name for himself wherever he is, but I've never heard of him in recent years."

Where is he now?

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Guixu, a certain wasteland

Several beams of gray light swept across, instantly reducing the three faceless Void Demons before them to dust.

However, since the Void Demons were immortal, these three Void Demons instantly reverted to their original forms.

But soon, three more beams of bitter light struck... and the three Void Demons were shattered once again.

Jing Yu, standing before the Void Demon, didn't even bother to raise her hand. She simply used the same move, "Bitter Crossing Mysterious Light," repeatedly to scatter, reassemble, scatter again, and then let the Void Demon reassemble.

It was as if activating supernatural powers consumed no energy at all.

Guo Tingshu and Luo Zixuan, whose opponents were taken by Jing Yu, seemed to be used to this scene. Their expressions were numb, and they were not surprised at all.

They initially advised Jing Yu not to waste his blood and true essence for the two of them, but seeing that Jing Yu seemed to have not replenished his energy at all over the years, they guessed that the Xuanjing Daoist in front of them must have some unique supernatural abilities that could avoid consumption. So they stopped trying to persuade him and let Jing Yu do as he pleased.

After all, even speaking in the Ruins of Return consumes extra resources!

Half an hour later, the three Void Demons with different cultivation levels were scattered for the last time, but instead of reforming, they disappeared.

Jing Yu then withdrew her supernatural powers and raised an eyebrow:

"Fellow Daoist Luo, how much time has passed?"

Upon hearing this, Luo Zixuan did some quick calculations and replied after a moment, "It has been eighty-three years, three months, and thirty days since we were separated."

"Another eighty-three years?"

Jing Yu sighed, "No one knows about this place, and time is passing so quickly. I don't know when we will be able to escape. Even if we do escape, how many people in the world will still remember us by then?"

Just then, Guo Tingshu suddenly took out a communication talisman, which was flashing continuously:

“Brother Jing, someone has sent a message… it’s from Chang Qing Teng of Xuanqing Temple.”

"Oh? What did you say?" Jing Yu asked.

"He said... he had found a clue to escape from the Ruins of Return, and told all the surviving prodigies to quickly assemble according to the directions he gave them."

Jing Yu and Luo Zixuan exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of distrust in each other's eyes.

How credible is Ivy's statement?

It wasn't because Chang Qing Teng came from Xuanqing Temple and had a bad reputation due to his "saying one thing and meaning another" destiny that aroused Jing Yu and Luo Zixuan's suspicion.

Rather, it's because they've received far too much false information over the past eighty-three years.

As Jing Yu had predicted, due to the vast differences in the supply reserves of each prodigy, many of them were actually nearing the end of their supplies after more than ten years.

In the Void, without supplies and with the Void Demons' unpredictable attacks, the inevitable end is death and annihilation.

This fostered and fueled the evil thoughts in the hearts of many talented individuals.

Many prodigies choose to strike first, actively attacking weaker teams to plunder supplies and prolong their lives.

Some prodigies, caught off guard by a well-intentioned but unprepared attack, were killed in a sneak attack before they could even react.

But more often than not, there is still some room for resistance... Many prodigies, after realizing that their defeat is inevitable, will use communication talismans to ask others for help.

But in the Ruins of Guixu... a simple cry for help will almost never get any response.

After all, they had already split into dozens of small teams, exploring in various directions. In fact, within a few years, these dozens of teams would be far apart.

Rescue one of the squads? Flying at full speed, fighting with magic... each of these would consume a massive amount of supplies, the cost would be too high and the gains would not outweigh the losses.

So some clever geniuses simply lied and claimed that they had found a clue to escape the Ruins, attracting the other geniuses to come and rescue them.

At first there was still faith, but after a long journey, they discovered that it wasn't true at all.

After a few similar attempts, the trick stopped working... Almost no one unconditionally believed that someone had actually found a clue anymore.

After discussing it through the communication talisman, the remaining team roughly devised a method for verification.

The process involves several nearby teams verifying the information. If it's a genuine lead, then the information is collectively relayed to the other teams.

This is why Jing Yu's team decided to hold back for now.

They are waiting for news.

Waiting for confirmation.