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

For a moment, everyone was speechless.

If the emperor's decree truly causes the parents to become enemies, should they go or not?

Yun Yici closed the book, blocking the emperor's direct gaze: "It's not necessarily like that."

Ji Chunyuan was still treasuring the newly acquired talisman when he saw the state of the imperial edict and realized that he had unintentionally caused a great disaster.

He quickly replied, "Yes, yes."

"Back then, because of the publication of this book, the Phoenix Clan searched for Guan Shan Hai for a long time, but gave up when they couldn't find the talent."

"These rumors should only be taken as a reference."

Rong Xuan also helped analyze: "If we explain it in a big way, it will only make things more obvious. I agree with Xiao Ci's idea."

The emperor calmly said, "You don't need to go. I'll go find him myself and get to the bottom of what's going on between him and my mother."

Lin Yu: "No, you'll be traveling alone, and you'll be dealing with unfamiliar faces. You're bound to suffer losses."

"Just now, Ming She mistook you for Senior Di Yao's illegitimate son."

"This journey will certainly not be peaceful. We have nothing to do before the battle of the gods officially begins, so we'll just come along and broaden our horizons."

Yun Yici also said, "Yes, traveling with Fellow Daoist Ji Chun has brought us a lot of benefits."

The emperor feared that his own father was truly ruthless, and if he suddenly appeared, he might not have a good ending, and would also harm Yun Yici and the others.

Ji Chun coughed lightly.

"Look, we're almost at Ziya Mountain."

A word to awaken the dreamer.

Following the direction Ji Chun pointed, everyone saw a distant, ink-wash-like mountain range appearing and disappearing in the mist.

The horizon of the sea vanishes in an instant, revealing jagged rocky shores, and beyond that lies a mist that obscures the grandeur of Ziya Mountain.

The emperor ordered the ritual implements to be driven to the widest rock on the shore and stopped.

"Where should we go next?"

Lin Yu took out the map she had put away and showed it to Ji Chun.

Ji Chun pointed to the circle closest to Ziya Mountain: "This is the territory of the Zouwu tribe."

"They are kind and gentle, so it's safer for you to pass through their area."

"If you're lucky, they might even give you a ride."

Upon closer inspection, Yun Yici discovered that there is always a way out; the map depicting Ziya Mountain has a missing corner at this point.

Zooming in to their current location, it looks like a canyon.

After crossing the canyon, the territory to the left is the territory of the Zouwu tribe, and further ahead is the territory of the Azure Dragon tribe.

After everyone made a note of it, they bid farewell to Ji Chun.

Ji Chun apologized to Di Zhao again: "I'm sorry, Fellow Daoist Di Zhao, I didn't think things through just now."

The emperor smirked and said, "It's nothing, this wasn't your intention."

"However, if what is written in this book is false, I will definitely have to meet that Guan Shanhai who spread the rumors."

Towards the end, the imperial edict was filled with murderous intent.

With their parting imminent, Ji Chun didn't intend to say anything discouraging. Instead, he took out all the magical artifacts he had and offered them to Yun Yici and Rong Xuan to choose from.

The exchange was completed quickly.

Full of cargo, Ji Chun returned via the same route on a giant water-shaped tortoise.

Before leaving, he made an agreement with everyone that if any other members of the clan wanted to exchange the talismans, he would offer something better in return.

As everyone watched Ji Chun's figure gradually shrink into a small dot and disappear into the sea, they looked towards the misty, damp canyon.

The emperor walked ahead, the heat emanating from his body evaporating the mist in front of him, revealing the canyon's original dry appearance.

The canyon is flanked by steep cliffs, with unidentified wild trees growing on the walls.

The path in the middle is rather narrow, only wide enough for four or five people to pass through.

The magical artifact that could hold all of them could only fly sideways like a crab when it was released.

That would definitely slow things down, so it's better for everyone to go their own way.

The ground was covered with huge, uneven rocks, but that was alright; with their cultivation levels, walking on them was as easy as walking on flat ground.

Rong Xuan happily picked up some pebbles and put them in a clean little bag.

Ning Tinglan picked up a few as well.

Zhu Jian asked, puzzled, "Why are you picking up this stone?"

Rong Xuan sighed and replied, "I thought I was very knowledgeable before, but I only realized how shallow I was when I got here."

Xie Qianjue imitated the two by touching a smoother stone: "This place isn't even the realm of gods yet, but it's full of treasures."

"These boulders look ordinary, but they might actually be some valuable materials. It wouldn't hurt to take some down and study them carefully."

Yun Yici, who was listening nearby, laughed: "If I had known it would be like this, I would have asked Fellow Daoist Ji Chun before he left."

Despite saying that, everyone consciously picked up a stone for self-defense.

All the bottles and jars that Ji Chun exchanged are with Rong Xuan.

Of course, the materials they exchanged back wouldn't be the same as those used by the Xuan Turtle. Once they returned, Rong Xuan would remelt them, and perhaps he could obtain some extremely valuable materials.

After everyone adjusted their positions, the emperor still led the way.

Yun Yici opened the gazetteer of local customs that she had exchanged with Ji Chun and found the page about Zouwu.

"The Zouwu tribe is under the command of the White Tiger. They are said to be the tribe that most resembles the White Tiger, but their markings are multicolored, their tails are longer than their bodies, and they run very fast."

"The Zouwu clan has a reputation for benevolence in the divine realm and maintains good relations with all other clans."

"Let me see... This record says that the Zouwu clan likes to keep divine pets, hmm... and they eat them after they die."

Everyone turned to look, and the emperor couldn't help but say, "Raise them to death and then eat them? Don't these Zouwu have any feelings?"

Yun Yici thought for a moment and then explained to everyone based on the description of the divine beasts he had seen in the outer pavilion of the Lingwei Sect.

"Because they are benevolent beasts, they do not kill or eat living creatures, and they will not eat any beasts that have died of their own accord."

The so-called "beast that dies of its own accord" refers to a beast that dies naturally.

Lin Yu said, "It's fortunate that they're not in the lower realm, otherwise just finding food for them would be a huge hassle."

"No, if I eat the meatballs my mother gave me, I won't have to worry about it."

Xie Qianjue joked, "So this clan must have a good personality, just don't be foolish enough to pretend to be dead in front of them."

Lin Yu then said, "Xiao Ci, quickly take a look at how this book describes our Divine Turtle..."

While they were chatting and laughing, Yun Yici, who was holding the Gazetteer of Local Customs, suddenly raised her hand and said, "Wait, there's a fishy smell in the wind ahead."

"There's something ahead."

The expressions of the crowd changed, and they became cautious and careful.

There's only one road ahead; there's no turning back.

The group changed formation, moving from a relaxed state to walking in rows of two or three.

Yun Yici, Di Zhao, and Lin Yu walked in front, while Shen Huaichuan and Zhu Jian brought up the rear.

Rong Xuan said, "Wait a minute, I'll send a puppet ahead to scout the way."

Yun Yici took a projection stone that could transmit images in real time from her storage bag and hung it around the puppet's neck.

Over the years, Rong Xuan's puppets have become almost indistinguishable from living people.

After thinking for a moment, the emperor attached heat to the stones he had picked up earlier and hung them up as well.

"I wonder if this fog will interfere with your control over the puppet. Wearing this is a good precaution."

The puppet carrying two stones quickly disappeared into the thick fog under Rong Xuan's instructions.

With the blessing of the imperial edict, the thick fog in front of everyone was cleared by the moving puppets, creating a small path.

The scene in front of them was quickly transmitted back by the puppets through the projection stone.

The group did not stop, but maintained a distance that was neither too close nor too far from the puppet.

Even if something unexpected happens ahead, this distance is enough for them to react.

Rong Xuan focused on manipulating the puppet, while Yun Yici used a projection stone to project the scene in front of them onto the water mirror.

As the group moves, the water mirror moves along with them without affecting the view.

The group walked a little further.

Yun Yici estimated that it was about the middle stage when a black object suddenly flashed in the water mirror.

"Look, what is that?"