The whole family went mad, but the junior sister turned the tables and her luck soared.

White clouds drift lazily across the clear sky as a passenger-carrying spirit boat heads towards the next city according to its predetermined route.

Outside the cabin of the spirit boat, many cultivators stood guard.

Although the spirit boat is fast, a trip takes at least seven days and sometimes up to a month, so one can't stay cooped up in the room every day.

Yun Yici walked to the connecting corridor in the cabin and looked out the window, where she saw this leisurely and peaceful scene.

However, she wasn't looking at people; rather, it was a habit she'd developed over the past month that made her constantly watch for any birds of prey flying overhead.

She, Shen Huaichuan, and Wannian had been traveling from Yinxian City for a month.

Shen Huaichuan had Wanlai inform him in advance that the departure time had been changed.

Not only that, her trials began the moment she stepped out of the Xie residence.

Shen Huaichuan's original words: "In this month, do not rely on illusions, and do not let the imperial edict discover our whereabouts."

"I'll tell you where we're going in a month."

"If the imperial edict discovers you and finds us, we will immediately return to Yinxian City."

Yun Yici's first reaction was that the emperor had summoned them.

However, she quickly realized Shen Huaichuan's intention.

The first lesson is to learn how to hide yourself and how to escape from a powerful enemy.

All the winged races are the eyes and ears of the Emperor's decree, obeying his commands. It is indeed quite difficult to escape from the Emperor's decree.

Moreover, Shen Huaichuan told her not to use illusion magic.

Besides himself, he also had to take care of Shen Huaichuan and Wannian; otherwise, if the imperial edict followed the clues, they would definitely be discovered.

So, after Yun Yici obtained Wan Nian's consent, Wan Nian transformed back into his original form and temporarily returned to the painting.

She and Shen Huaichuan changed their clothes and set off separately, then met up halfway.

In addition, one should also be wary of all birds of prey and raptors.

To be honest, after this simulated "escape," Yun Yici was actually a little nervous.

Even the Emperor's death could not have predicted that Shen Huaichuan would be so cunning as to treat him as a training mission, causing Yun Yici to avoid him instead!

Yun Yici calculated the time, and today marks exactly one month, marking the completion of her first training mission.

Shen Huaichuan will tell her their destination today.

Because they had been keeping their tracks hidden for a month, they hardly had any extra time to linger.

In fact, based on the direction they had been traveling, Yun Yici had some vague guesses.

She took a deep breath, stopped outside Shen Huaichuan's door, knocked, and only entered after hearing a response from inside.

With the doors and windows closed, Shen Huaichuan sat calmly at the only table in the room.

Yun Yici suddenly realized that Shen Huaichuan seemed to have never done anything else; every time she came to find him, he would just sit quietly.

As she thought about it, she turned around and closed the door, then summoned the snow-white little fox from the painting.

The little fox landed on the ground, rolled nimbly, and transformed into its ancient form.

Wan Nian looked around in a daze; he had only been outside the Xie residence for a short time when he was put into the painting.

Wan Nian asked anxiously, "Did we escape?"

He couldn't understand Shen Huaichuan's intentions and thought that the emperor would do something bad to them after finding them.

Yun Yici smiled and said, "It's nothing. Today marks a full month, and Senior Dizhao has not found us."

"I summoned you so that you could hear where we're going next."

Having followed them for so long, they should have the right to know and the right to choose.

Wan Nian said, "I trust you. I'll go wherever you go."

Shen Huaichuan listened quietly, and only after Wan Nian and Yun Yici had nothing to say did he say, "Our destination is the border between humans and demons."

Yun Yici immediately recalled Li Shao's warning—avoid going to the border between humans and demons.

Imagine if Li Shao, a Nascent Soul cultivator, could be kidnapped by a demonic cultivator, then what about Shen Huaichuan, a Golden Core cultivator with a mortal body, and the clueless little fox? Their journey will likely be fraught with difficulties.

However, just as Wan Nian believed in them, she also believed in Shen Huai Chuan's decision.

Having never seen a demon in ten thousand years, they only saw wonder and raised no objections.

The itinerary was thus finalized.

Three days later, Yun Yici and Shen Huaichuan disembarked from the spirit boat and released Wan Nian in the city.

As they continued westward, the number of spirit boats that could travel to and from the city would increase by more than half a month, and they encountered fewer and fewer cultivators.

Fortunately, Yun Yici's small spirit boat was very convenient for transportation.

Two months later, when they arrived at the last named city in the human realm, which was close to the demon realm.

This place is called the Immortal City.

This city differs from the bustling Immortal City by only one character, yet it exudes a sense of desolation.

Moreover, this city is different from the past; the previous cities and the landing sites for the spirit ships were all located within the city.

However, the Immortal City arranged for the spirit boat to land outside the city, and not only that, it also sent heavy troops to guard it. Before disembarking from the spirit boat, one had to verify their identity.

Seeing something amiss on the spirit boat, Yun Yici quickly had Wan Nian revert to its original form and hide back into the painting.

After disembarking from the spirit boat, they moved forward with the procession.

Fortunately, the group moved very quickly, and soon Yun Yici saw what the people in front of her were doing.

In front of them was a jade platform with a shiny, unidentified spirit stone on it.

Anyone who wants to enter the city must have their hand passed over it.

Yun Yici thought the spirit stone looked a bit like the stone she remembered used to test spiritual roots.

As she approached, the cultivator in front of her pressed his hand on the stone, and the lustrous spirit stone emitted a red and green light.

There was a hint of new green amidst the radiance; I wonder what that means.

However, the officer-like man guarding the high platform nodded, and the guards at the checkpoint let him pass.

The next one is Yun Yici.

She reached out and touched the surface of the spirit stone, then infused it with spiritual power, and a powerful white light burst forth from the depths of the spirit stone.

The white light was not a tender green, but an extremely dazzling gold.

The interplay of white and gold was so dazzling it blinded the group of cultivators.

The officer-like cultivator also showed surprise: "A top-grade wind spirit root, with a cultivation level of mid-Golden Core at the age of twenty, and this light..."

This stone is called the "Seeing Evil" stone, used to distinguish between humans and demonic cultivators, and also to test a cultivator's spiritual root and cultivation level.

Of course, its primary function is still the former.

This stone, known as the "Heart-Testing Stone," can even discern whether a cultivator possesses inner demons.

Once infected by demonic energy, the light in the center will turn black.

As for the golden light, even the guards of Juexian City, who have been guarding the gate for over a hundred years, have never seen it before!

The officer trembled inwardly, but managed to remain calm on the surface. He took a letter from a servant and handed it to Yun Yici.

"This is a recruitment notice from my Immortal City. If you are interested, you can visit the City Lord's Mansion after entering the city."

Yun Yici was puzzled, but she still accepted the gift with both hands and thanked them.

Shen Huaichuan was right behind her, so when she saw that the officer wasn't urging her to leave, she decided to stay and wait for him.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the handsome blind youth reached out and touched Jianxie.