"Yes, Master."
Chu Lingwei's divine soul was not yet healed. She looked up, but her Master was no longer in front of her.
"Master?" Chu Lingwei called out, assuming her Master had already left.
"Did Master come?" Nangong Luo saw Chu Lingwei walk out and transmitted to her.
"Yes, but he's gone now." Master must have seen that they were unharmed and left.
Nangong Luo nodded. Fortunately, Master hadn't called him to question him.
"Second Senior Brother, when do we leave?" Chu Lingwei saw that the elder had no intention of leaving and asked in confusion.
"The other sects have suffered heavy losses."
Those who could enter the Cangshan Secret Realm were all powerful figures from the major sect leaders. Their demise represented a loss to their respective sects.
They would not easily give up until the moment the exit closed.
Chu Lingwei thought of Suo Ya. The number of people he had lured into the Chengtian Hall was countless, and those people had no chance to leave.
"Su Qing?" Chu Lingwei suddenly thought of Su Qing. She had survived last time.
"She definitely won't come out." If Su Qing was a smart person, the Cangshan Secret Realm would be much safer than the outside.
An hour later, after all the sects confirmed that no one else would emerge, they each returned home, even omitting the final farewells.
With so many strong cultivators lost from their sects, they had to report back to their sects quickly and begin cultivating the next generation of outstanding disciples.
"Eldest Senior Brother hasn't returned yet." Chu Lingwei stood on the spirit ship returning, waiting for Leng Xingzhi to come back.
"Weiwei, Eldest Senior Brother is so powerful, he must have returned long ago." Phantom Cat jumped to Chu Lingwei's side. Eldest Senior Brother could save Chu Lingwei and the others from Chengtian Hall, so he could definitely leave the Cangshan Secret Realm safely.
"How do you think he left the Cangshan Secret Realm?"
The elders of the major sects stood at the exit. From the moment it appeared to the end, not even a fly could have flown out. How had Eldest Senior Brother left under everyone's watchful eyes?
Hearing Chu Lingwei's question, Phantom Cat immediately shut its mouth. Even if it knew, it wouldn't dare to answer.
Their spirit ship returned to the Xiuling Academy at full speed. When Chu Lingwei and the others returned to Wuhui Mountain, their Master, Bei Chenfeng, was in seclusion for cultivation.
Of all the gains they had made in the Cangshan Secret Realm, they could only give three tenths to the sect, and the rest would be distributed among themselves.
Chu Lingwei's divine soul had been injured in the secret realm, so she recuperated in her cave abode for a month. After her divine soul completely recovered, she emerged.
Master was still in seclusion, Eldest Senior Brother had not returned, and Second and Third Senior Brothers were cultivating in their cave abodes, having not emerged.
"Let's go to the city for a stroll." Chu Lingwei had not forgotten the black-clothed man who had lured her into the Cangshan Secret Realm. Perhaps he was already waiting for her in the city.
Three days later.
"Weiwei, how much longer do we have to wait here?"
Chu Lingwei had been wandering the city for three days, but the black-clothed man had not appeared.
"I don't know. We'll wait until he comes to find me." Chu Lingwei sat in a spirit tea house, watching the pedestrians on the street. Did the black-clothed man not know she had returned from the Cangshan Secret Realm?
As soon as this thought crossed Chu Lingwei's mind, she dismissed it.
This was absolutely impossible.
She believed that the black-clothed man must know that Chu Lingwei had safely exited the Cangshan Secret Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Chu."
At this moment, a charming, seductive laugh was heard.
"Fellow Daoist Mei, long time no see." Chu Lingwei watched Mei Ji walk up to the second floor. All eyes were on her, and she couldn't help but cover her forehead. She was always so high-profile whenever she appeared.
"Thank you for your help last time, Fellow Daoist Chu." Mei Ji sat down in front of Chu Lingwei. This time, she had specifically sought out Chu Lingwei to repay the life-saving kindness.
"It was just a small effort."
Chu Lingwei shook her head. When she saved her last time, she hadn't expected any reward.
"It was a small effort for you, but it was a life-saving grace for me. Cultivation emphasizes karma, and this kindness must be repaid." Mei Ji poured herself a cup of spirit tea and looked outside at the rushing cultivators. "Fellow Daoist Chu, you've been sitting here for three days. Are you waiting for someone?"
"I am waiting for someone, and I don't know if he will appear." So, Mei Ji already knew she was here. It seemed that if the black-clothed man wanted to find her, he would have come earlier.
It seemed he would not appear for the time being.
"Do you think he will appear?" Mei Ji was curious about who Chu Lingwei was waiting for.
"I don't think he will appear." Chu Lingwei withdrew her gaze and looked at Mei Ji. "Fellow Daoist Mei, why are you here?"
"Of course, to repay the life-saving kindness." Mei Jiao cast a charm at Chu Lingwei. Chu Lingwei shivered. She was a woman, and she didn't need to be made to fall for her.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, let's talk privately."
Mei Ji stood up and invited Chu Lingwei to go with her.
"Fellow Daoist Mei, how do you intend to repay the life-saving kindness?" Chu Lingwei and Mei Ji arrived at the small courtyard she had rented. Barriers were set up everywhere, so she didn't worry about prying eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, are you looking for your father?"
Mei Ji had gone to great lengths to repay this life-saving grace.
Upon hearing the word "father," Chu Lingwei's heart stirred. "Fellow Daoist Mei, do you have any news of my father?"
"Yes, I've come to inform you, Fellow Daoist Chu, that your father was last seen at Bingji Cliff." Mei Ji invited Chu Lingwei to sit down and explained slowly. "Bingji Cliff has only one entrance. You can only exit from where you entered. I can guarantee that your father has never come out since entering."
Chu Lingwei couldn't sit still. She stood up directly. "You mean my father is at Bingji Cliff right now?"
"Yes."
"I'll go find him now." Chu Lingwei had been searching for her father in vain. Now that she finally had news of him, she didn't want to waste a single minute.
"Fellow Daoist Chu, you're just leaving like this?" Mei Ji saw Chu Lingwei walking out of the city and quickly followed. "Don't you need to report to your Master?"
"Master is in seclusion. There's no need to disturb him for such a trivial matter."
Chu Lingwei said this as she reached the outskirts of the city and summoned her flying artifact. "Fellow Daoist Mei, the life-saving kindness has been repaid. I'll be going ahead."
"Fellow Daoist Chu, I happen to be going to Bingji Cliff as well. Shall we travel together?" Before Chu Lingwei could leave, Mei Ji jumped onto her flying artifact. "I didn't expect you to be such an emotional person, Fellow Daoist Chu."
Emotional person. Chu Lingwei didn't think it was a good term.
"Fellow Daoist Mei, you're going to Bingji Cliff?" Chu Lingwei piloted her flying artifact, heading towards the direction of Xuantian Continent.
"I didn't plan to go before, but now I want to gain some experience." Mei Ji hadn't intended to go, but seeing how anxious Chu Lingwei was, she decided to accompany her.